Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Suriname
Suriname: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 22.62 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 22.62 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Suriname peaked at 87.05 % in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.36 %, in 2008.
Suriname ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.74 % | — |
| 1962 | 65.52 % | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 63.64 % | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 60.81 % | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 71.39 % | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 71.13 % | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.95 % | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 66.97 % | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 66 % | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 64.12 % | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 46.48 % | -27.5% |
| 1972 | 42.88 % | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 45.43 % | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 40.88 % | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 55.59 % | +36.0% |
| 1976 | 46.33 % | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 48.91 % | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 52.66 % | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 74.02 % | +40.6% |
| 1980 | 87.05 % | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 48.85 % | -43.9% |
| 1982 | 42.54 % | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 38.5 % | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 32.37 % | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 39.78 % | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 38.84 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 35.57 % | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 68.25 % | +91.8% |
| 1989 | 71.22 % | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 63.79 % | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 73.91 % | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 57.66 % | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 52.39 % | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 48.85 % | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 50.41 % | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 35.65 % | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 35.4 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 35.59 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.13 % | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 36.21 % | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 39.93 % | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 41.75 % | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 35.42 % | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 30.02 % | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 36.72 % | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 29.48 % | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 36.45 % | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 18.36 % | -49.6% |
| 2009 | 34.16 % | +86.1% |
| 2010 | 27.97 % | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 29.48 % | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 38 % | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 38.82 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 37.97 % | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.89 % | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 38.73 % | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 30.95 % | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 37.03 % | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 43.93 % | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 28.64 % | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 40.8 % | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 28.29 % | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 22.62 % | -20.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 22.62 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 40% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 22.62 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.46 % | 60.81 % | 71.39 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.73 % | 40.88 % | 74.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3 % | 32.37 % | 87.05 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.28 % | 35.4 % | 73.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.85 % | 18.36 % | 41.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.58 % | 27.97 % | 43.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.09 % | 22.62 % | 40.8 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 use efficiency in Suriname?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Suriname was 22.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 87.05 % in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.36 % in 2008.
- How does Suriname rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).