Cropland — Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
135th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cropland — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 135th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 132 Luxembourg 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 133 China 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 134 Cyprus 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 136 Mauritania 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 Ireland 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 138 British Virgin Islands 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Suriname?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.