Temporary crops — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Temporary crops — Area was 42.83 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 42.83 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Suriname peaked at 49.61 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.17 1000 ha, in 2002.
Suriname ranks 173rd of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.66 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 32.17 1000 ha | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 39.46 1000 ha | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 38.12 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 35.35 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 35.6 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.51 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 34.65 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 43.13 1000 ha | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 41.07 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 43.77 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 39.25 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 45.64 1000 ha | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 49.61 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 49.49 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.59 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.44 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 47.41 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.62 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.32 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.17 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 38.94 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 41.24 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 42.83 1000 ha | +3.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 42.83 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 42.83 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.96 1000 ha | 32.17 1000 ha | 43.13 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.09 1000 ha | 39.25 1000 ha | 49.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9 1000 ha | 38.94 1000 ha | 46.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 temporary crops — area in Suriname?
- Temporary crops — area in Suriname was 42.83 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 49.61 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for temporary crops — area?
- Suriname ranks 173rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Temporary 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.