Cropland — Area per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.09 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.17 ha/cap in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 164th of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1167 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.155 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.155 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.113 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.113 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.096 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 China 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 China, mainland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Cyprus 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 Mauritania 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 164 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.09 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 331.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Suriname?
- Cropland — area per capita in Suriname was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 1987.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.