Permanent crops — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Permanent crops — Area was 3 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Suriname is 3 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Suriname peaked at 11 1000 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.47 1000 ha, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 186th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.56 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 1000 ha | 2.47 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 331.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 72.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Suriname?
- Permanent crops — area in Suriname was 3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 11 1000 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for permanent crops — area?
- Suriname ranks 186th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.