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 175th of 250 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 | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.13 ha/cap | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.13 ha/cap | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.14 ha/cap | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1 ha/cap | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.12 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.12 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.12 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.09 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.09 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 175 China 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 China, mainland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Cyprus 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Luxembourg 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.09 ha/cap compare
- 175 United Kingdom 0.09 ha/cap 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (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 175th out of 250 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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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.