Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 16 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Suriname peaked at 22 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6 1000 ha, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 190th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 9 1000 ha | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 7 1000 ha | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9 1000 ha | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 10 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 11 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 12 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 13 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 14 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 15 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 16 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 17 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 18 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 19 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 20 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 21 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 20 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 18 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 20 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 19.5 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 18.5 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 17.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.8 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 490 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +28.6% | 7 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha |
| 1969 | +28.6% | 7 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.11 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.5 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.18 1000 ha | 17.4 1000 ha | 22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.49 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 17.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 187 Guadeloupe 24.81 1000 ha compare
- 188 French Guiana 22.15 1000 ha compare
- 189 Andorra 19.45 1000 ha compare
- 191 Isle of Man 15.9 1000 ha compare
- 192 Comoros 15 1000 ha compare
- 193 Martinique 14.38 1000 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Suriname?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Suriname was 16 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 22 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Suriname ranks 190th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.