Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Suriname
Suriname: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.1 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Suriname peaked at 0.14 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1961.
That places Suriname 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.0444 % | 0.04 % | 0.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.09 % | 0.06 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.119 % | 0.11 % | 0.13 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.129 % | 0.12 % | 0.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 % | 0.11 % | 0.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.104 % | 0.1 % | 0.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 Agricultural land 21.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16 1000 ha (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 — share in land area in Suriname?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Suriname was 0.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Suriname ranks 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 — Share in Land 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.