Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Share in Cropland in Suriname

Suriname: Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Share in Cropland was 100 % in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
100 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 184 countries
All-time high
100 %
in 2007
All-time low
38.46 %
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Share in Cropland in Suriname, 1961–2024

020406080100196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland in Suriname stood at 100 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland in Suriname peaked at 100 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 38.46 %, in 1964.

Suriname ranks 1st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.12 % 38.46 % 71.05 % 9
1970s 77.7 % 70.73 % 88.89 % 10
1980s 74.98 % 66.18 % 85.71 % 10
1990s 72.47 % 69.12 % 76.87 % 10
2000s 90.46 % 76.87 % 100 % 10
2010s 97.09 % 90.48 % 100 % 10
2020s 99.84 % 99.22 % 100 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland in Suriname?
Land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland in Suriname was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2007.
What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 38.46 % in 1964.
How does Suriname rank for land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland?
Suriname ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area equipped for irrigation β€” share in cropland rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation β€” Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
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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.