Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Suriname
Suriname: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 75 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Suriname is 75 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Suriname peaked at 85.71 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 70.27 %, in 2002.
That places Suriname 71st out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.83 % | 80.85 % | 85.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.8 % | 70.31 % | 79.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.27 % | 71.01 % | 77.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.41 % | 76.14 % | 77.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.11 % | 70.27 % | 78.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.92 % | 77.87 % | 81.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.27 % | 73.61 % | 81.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 77.91 % compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 77.77 % compare
- 70 Cambodia 75.49 % compare
- 71 China, Hong Kong SAR 75 % compare
- 73 Cabo Verde 74.98 % compare
- 74 Burundi 74.9 % compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 700 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 212 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,859 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,233 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Suriname?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Suriname was 75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 85.71 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.27 % in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Suriname ranks 71st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.