Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 6.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 6.02 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Suriname peaked at 8.06 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.47 1000 ha, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 128th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.06 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6.37 1000 ha | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 7.65 1000 ha | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.58 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 6.35 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.95 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 6 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.26 1000 ha | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 6.66 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 6.82 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.05 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 6.81 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 7.36 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 7.35 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.25 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.86 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.84 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.87 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.57 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 6.35 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.47 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 5.8 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.02 1000 ha | +3.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 6.02 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 6.02 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 1000 ha | 5.95 1000 ha | 8.06 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.89 1000 ha | 6.05 1000 ha | 7.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 1000 ha | 5.47 1000 ha | 6.57 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 125 Cabo Verde 7.93 1000 ha compare
- 126 Mauritius 7.73 1000 ha compare
- 127 Comoros 6.06 1000 ha compare
- 129 Equatorial Guinea 5.8 1000 ha compare
- 130 Georgia 5.26 1000 ha compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 3.02 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)
- 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Suriname?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Suriname was 6.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Suriname ranks 128th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary 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.