Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Suriname 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +28.6% | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +28.6% | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 172 Bahamas 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 174 American Samoa 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Finland 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8403 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.