Grazing land use over the long term in Suriname
Suriname: Grazing land use over the long term was 16,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
16,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 202 countries
All-time high
22,000
in 2002
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Suriname, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16,000 for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Suriname peaked at 22,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
Suriname ranks 160th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long term in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 | — |
| 1100 | 0 | — |
| 1200 | 0 | — |
| 1300 | 0 | — |
| 1400 | 0 | — |
| 1500 | 0 | — |
| 1600 | 240.47 | — |
| 1700 | 347.1 | +44.3% |
| 1710 | 387.9 | +11.8% |
| 1720 | 433.25 | +11.7% |
| 1730 | 483.64 | +11.6% |
| 1740 | 539.61 | +11.6% |
| 1750 | 601.77 | +11.5% |
| 1760 | 670.76 | +11.5% |
| 1770 | 747.33 | +11.4% |
| 1780 | 832.27 | +11.4% |
| 1790 | 926.48 | +11.3% |
| 1800 | 1,031 | +11.3% |
| 1810 | 1,159 | +12.5% |
| 1820 | 1,280 | +10.4% |
| 1830 | 1,411 | +10.3% |
| 1840 | 1,554 | +10.2% |
| 1850 | 1,711 | +10.1% |
| 1860 | 1,718 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 1,780 | +3.6% |
| 1880 | 1,835 | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 1,880 | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 1,912 | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 1,929 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 2,079 | +7.8% |
| 1930 | 2,655 | +27.7% |
| 1940 | 3,259 | +22.8% |
| 1950 | 4,106 | +26.0% |
| 1951 | 4,276 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 4,433 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 4,586 | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 4,742 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 4,904 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 5,076 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 5,256 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 5,445 | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 5,639 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 6,000 | +6.4% |
| 1961 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 9,000 | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 7,000 | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9,000 | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 18,000 | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 19,500 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 18,500 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 17,800 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 17,800 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18,800 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 17,400 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 17,300 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16,200 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 17,200 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17,200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 594,000, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +44.3% | 240.47 | 347.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1600s | 240.47 | 240.47 | 240.47 | 1 |
| 1700s | 347.1 | 347.1 | 347.1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 387.9 | 387.9 | 387.9 | 1 |
| 1720s | 433.25 | 433.25 | 433.25 | 1 |
| 1730s | 483.64 | 483.64 | 483.64 | 1 |
| 1740s | 539.61 | 539.61 | 539.61 | 1 |
| 1750s | 601.77 | 601.77 | 601.77 | 1 |
| 1760s | 670.76 | 670.76 | 670.76 | 1 |
| 1770s | 747.33 | 747.33 | 747.33 | 1 |
| 1780s | 832.27 | 832.27 | 832.27 | 1 |
| 1790s | 926.48 | 926.48 | 926.48 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1,031 | 1,031 | 1,031 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1,159 | 1,159 | 1,159 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1,280 | 1,280 | 1,280 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1,411 | 1,411 | 1,411 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1,554 | 1,554 | 1,554 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,711 | 1,711 | 1,711 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1,718 | 1,718 | 1,718 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,780 | 1,780 | 1,780 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1,835 | 1,835 | 1,835 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,880 | 1,880 | 1,880 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1,912 | 1,912 | 1,912 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1,929 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,079 | 2,079 | 2,079 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,655 | 2,655 | 2,655 | 1 |
| 1940s | 3,259 | 3,259 | 3,259 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4,846 | 4,106 | 5,639 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,500 | 10,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,600 | 18,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,900 | 20,000 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,180 | 17,400 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,490 | 16,000 | 17,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 6 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.025 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Suriname?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Suriname was 16,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Suriname rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Suriname ranks 160th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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