Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2552 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2552 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.5884 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2552 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.2552 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.5884 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2552 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Suriname 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5884 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5653 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5404 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5194 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5016 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4847 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4684 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4526 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.423 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4095 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4039 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4056 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4077 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4103 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4134 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4168 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4207 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4251 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4276 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4275 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4263 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4238 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.42 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4148 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4091 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4044 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.399 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.393 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3891 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3868 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3844 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3828 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.38 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3736 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3658 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3582 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3509 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3438 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3367 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3299 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3232 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.317 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3123 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3091 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3057 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3023 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2988 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2953 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2919 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2885 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2853 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2821 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.279 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.276 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2731 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2703 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2677 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.265 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2621 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2598 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2552 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2552 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 22.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2552 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 24.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5065 Square kilometres per person | 0.4375 Square kilometres per person | 0.5884 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4136 Square kilometres per person | 0.4039 Square kilometres per person | 0.4251 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4145 Square kilometres per person | 0.393 Square kilometres per person | 0.4276 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3715 Square kilometres per person | 0.3438 Square kilometres per person | 0.3891 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.313 Square kilometres per person | 0.2953 Square kilometres per person | 0.3367 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2779 Square kilometres per person | 0.265 Square kilometres per person | 0.2919 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2587 Square kilometres per person | 0.2552 Square kilometres per person | 0.2621 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 4 Namibia 0.2778 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Iceland 0.2614 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Guyana 0.2555 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Botswana 0.2285 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.2194 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Suriname
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Suriname?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Suriname was 0.2552 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5884 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2552 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.