Cropland — Share in Land area in Suriname
Suriname: Cropland — Share in Land area was 0.36 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.36 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Suriname peaked at 0.44 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.22 %, in 1961.
That places Suriname 247th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.23 % | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.22 % | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.26 % | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.27 % | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.31 % | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.32 % | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.34 % | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.36 % | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.37 % | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.39 % | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4 % | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.42 % | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.32 % | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 % | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.37 % | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.34 % | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 % | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 % | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.39 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.36 % | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.41 % | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.44 % | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 % | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.39 % | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.33 % | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.35 % | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.36 % | +2.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.36 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.36 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2278 % | 0.22 % | 0.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.266 % | 0.24 % | 0.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.375 % | 0.31 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.36 % | 0.32 % | 0.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.412 % | 0.36 % | 0.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 % | 0.33 % | 0.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 244 Mauritania 0.45 % compare
- 245 New Caledonia 0.42 % compare
- 245 Oman 0.42 % compare
- 248 Andorra 0.31 % compare
- 249 French Guiana 0.21 % compare
- 250 Djibouti 0.19 % 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 — share in land area in Suriname?
- Cropland — share in land area in Suriname was 0.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 % in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Suriname ranks 247th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land area. 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.