Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.013 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Suriname is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.5869 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 Square kilometres per person, in 2014.
That places Suriname 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5869 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5639 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.539 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5179 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5001 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4834 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4671 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4514 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4362 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4217 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4082 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4025 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4041 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4063 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4088 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4119 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4152 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4191 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4234 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4258 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4256 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4243 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4218 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.418 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4127 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.407 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4022 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3969 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3909 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -96.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.013 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 5.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.013 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 6.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -96.4% | 0.3909 Square kilometres per person | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5051 Square kilometres per person | 0.4362 Square kilometres per person | 0.5869 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4121 Square kilometres per person | 0.4025 Square kilometres per person | 0.4234 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4125 Square kilometres per person | 0.3909 Square kilometres per person | 0.4258 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 23 Vanuatu 0.0184 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0181 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.0158 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 New Zealand 0.0128 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.012 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Bahamas 0.012 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 — other areas, per capita in Suriname?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Suriname was 0.013 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5869 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 Square kilometres per person in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.