Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname
Suriname: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 191.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname is 191.97 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname peaked at 273.43 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.34 kg/ha, in 1980.
That places Suriname 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 25.94 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 30.28 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 31.19 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 25.09 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 26.53 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 31.89 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 35.68 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 33.98 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 42.62 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 75.32 kg/ha | +76.7% |
| 1972 | 83.16 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 80.86 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 94.14 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 55.75 kg/ha | -40.8% |
| 1976 | 79.13 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1977 | 77.85 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 71.43 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 30.14 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 1980 | 12.34 kg/ha | -59.1% |
| 1981 | 88.97 kg/ha | +621.0% |
| 1982 | 112.88 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1983 | 117.46 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 165.19 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1985 | 112.55 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 112.37 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 107.71 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 26.89 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 1989 | 23.61 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 26.72 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 19.18 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 43.81 kg/ha | +128.4% |
| 1993 | 47.72 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 55.96 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 53.48 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 97.58 kg/ha | +82.5% |
| 1997 | 97.83 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.81 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 70.54 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 76.67 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 75.67 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 75.48 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.06 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 112.13 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 84.72 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 135.34 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 2007 | 104.3 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 273.43 kg/ha | +162.2% |
| 2009 | 116.31 kg/ha | -57.5% |
| 2010 | 159.75 kg/ha | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 144.6 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 105.67 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 104.33 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 105.82 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 83.59 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 102.97 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 154.17 kg/ha | +49.7% |
| 2018 | 111.73 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 82.59 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 152.53 kg/ha | +84.7% |
| 2021 | 93.51 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2022 | 137.43 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 191.97 kg/ha | +39.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 191.97 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 5.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 191.97 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +621.0% | 12.34 kg/ha | 88.97 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.73 kg/ha | 25.09 kg/ha | 35.68 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.04 kg/ha | 30.14 kg/ha | 94.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 88 kg/ha | 12.34 kg/ha | 165.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.56 kg/ha | 19.18 kg/ha | 97.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.61 kg/ha | 75.48 kg/ha | 273.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.52 kg/ha | 82.59 kg/ha | 159.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.86 kg/ha | 93.51 kg/ha | 191.97 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 204.72 kg/ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 12 Barbados 201.71 kg/ha compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 40.5 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic -2.84 kg/ha compare
- 16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia -10.16 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname was 191.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 273.43 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.34 kg/ha in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).