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 229th out of 234 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.
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
- 226 Mauritania 0.45 % compare
- 227 New Caledonia 0.42 % compare
- 227 Oman 0.42 % compare
- 230 Andorra 0.31 % compare
- 231 French Guiana 0.21 % compare
- 232 Djibouti 0.19 % 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 — 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 229th out of 234 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.