Land area — Area, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0253 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0253 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0588 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0253 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024

00.020.040.06196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Suriname is 0.0253 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0588 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

Suriname ranks 7th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Land area — Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Suriname, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0588 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0565 1000 ha per person -3.9%
1963 0.054 1000 ha per person -4.4%
1964 0.0519 1000 ha per person -3.9%
1965 0.0502 1000 ha per person -3.4%
1966 0.0485 1000 ha per person -3.4%
1967 0.0468 1000 ha per person -3.4%
1968 0.0453 1000 ha per person -3.4%
1969 0.0437 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1970 0.0423 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1971 0.041 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1972 0.0404 1000 ha per person -1.4%
1973 0.0406 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1974 0.0408 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1975 0.041 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1976 0.0413 1000 ha per person +0.7%
1977 0.0417 1000 ha per person +0.8%
1978 0.0421 1000 ha per person +0.9%
1979 0.0425 1000 ha per person +1.0%
1980 0.0428 1000 ha per person +0.6%
1981 0.0427 1000 ha per person -0.0%
1982 0.0426 1000 ha per person -0.3%
1983 0.0424 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1984 0.042 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1985 0.0415 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1986 0.0409 1000 ha per person -1.4%
1987 0.0404 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1988 0.0399 1000 ha per person -1.3%
1989 0.0393 1000 ha per person -1.5%
1990 0.0389 1000 ha per person -1.0%
1991 0.0387 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1992 0.0384 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1993 0.0383 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1994 0.038 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1995 0.0374 1000 ha per person -1.7%
1996 0.0366 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1997 0.0358 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1998 0.0351 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1999 0.0344 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2000 0.0337 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2001 0.033 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2002 0.0323 1000 ha per person -2.0%
2003 0.0317 1000 ha per person -1.9%
2004 0.0312 1000 ha per person -1.5%
2005 0.0309 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2006 0.0306 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2007 0.0302 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2008 0.0299 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2009 0.0295 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2010 0.0292 1000 ha per person -1.2%
2011 0.0289 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2012 0.0285 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2013 0.0282 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2014 0.0279 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2015 0.0276 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2016 0.0273 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2017 0.027 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2018 0.0268 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2019 0.0265 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2020 0.0262 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2021 0.026 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2022 0.0258 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2023 0.0255 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2024 0.0253 1000 ha per person -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0506 1000 ha per person 0.0437 1000 ha per person 0.0588 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0414 1000 ha per person 0.0404 1000 ha per person 0.0425 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0415 1000 ha per person 0.0393 1000 ha per person 0.0428 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0372 1000 ha per person 0.0344 1000 ha per person 0.0389 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0313 1000 ha per person 0.0295 1000 ha per person 0.0337 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0278 1000 ha per person 0.0265 1000 ha per person 0.0292 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0258 1000 ha per person 0.0253 1000 ha per person 0.0262 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 4 Namibia 0.0272 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 5 Iceland 0.0261 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 6 Guyana 0.0254 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 8 Libya 0.0238 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 9 Botswana 0.0225 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 10 Canada 0.0213 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Suriname?
Land area — area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0253 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0588 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 1000 ha per person in 2024.
How does Suriname rank for land area — area, per capita?
Suriname ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.