Inland waters — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Inland waters — Area was 331.24 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 331.24 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Suriname peaked at 331.24 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 331.24 1000 ha, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 84th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 331.24 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Suriname?
- Inland waters — area in Suriname was 331.24 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 331.24 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 331.24 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for inland waters — area?
- Suriname ranks 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Inland waters — 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.