Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname
Suriname: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 32.23 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 32.23 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname peaked at 33.9 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.45 kg/ha, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.67 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 8.38 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 7.87 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 8.49 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 9.43 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 10.7 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 10.78 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 10.24 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 11.95 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 14.02 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 14.71 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 14.64 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 15.96 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 12.42 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 14.64 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 15.1 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 14.66 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 11.06 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1980 | 8.77 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 16.35 kg/ha | +86.5% |
| 1982 | 18.59 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 18.16 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 23.46 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 18.01 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 17.45 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 16.2 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 8.37 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 1989 | 8.34 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.1 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 8.3 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 10.81 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.55 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 14.51 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 12.49 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 11.45 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 12.46 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.45 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 14.05 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.28 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 13.97 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 19.63 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 17.74 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 33.9 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 2009 | 18.07 kg/ha | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 22.87 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 20.85 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 17.93 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 15.29 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 18.67 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 15.57 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 22.59 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 24.49 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 16.59 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2019 | 16.01 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 27.09 kg/ha | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 20.9 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 22.47 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 32.23 kg/ha | +43.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 32.23 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 32.23 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.61 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 kg/ha | 7.45 kg/ha | 10.78 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.91 kg/ha | 11.06 kg/ha | 15.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.37 kg/ha | 8.34 kg/ha | 23.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.27 kg/ha | 8.3 kg/ha | 15.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.17 kg/ha | 12.1 kg/ha | 33.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.09 kg/ha | 15.29 kg/ha | 24.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 kg/ha | 20.9 kg/ha | 32.23 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 16 Mongolia 35 kg/ha compare
- 17 Djibouti 34 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 1.25 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4088 kg/ha compare
- 18 Egypt 33.16 kg/ha compare
- 18 Caribbean 6.31 kg/ha compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 31.69 kg/ha compare
- 21 Costa Rica 31.58 kg/ha compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 4.67 kg/ha compare
- 22 Switzerland 30.55 kg/ha 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname was 32.23 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Suriname ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.7%. 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 Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).