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 177th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 174 Guadeloupe 24.81 1000 ha compare
- 175 French Guiana 22.15 1000 ha compare
- 176 Andorra 19.45 1000 ha compare
- 178 Isle of Man 15.9 1000 ha compare
- 179 Comoros 15 1000 ha compare
- 180 Martinique 14.38 1000 ha compare
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 crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (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 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 177th out of 220 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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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.