Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname
Suriname: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 86.23 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname stood at 86.23 kg/ha.
The figure is up 56.5% on the previous year and up 129.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname peaked at 92.54 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.78 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Suriname 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.06 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 14.65 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 16.66 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 15.8 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 17.3 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 19.01 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 22.29 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 22.42 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 21.28 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 25.71 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 32.94 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 1972 | 34.87 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 34.64 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 38.05 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 27.34 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1976 | 33.82 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 35.26 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 33.93 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 22.92 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1980 | 16.83 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 1981 | 40.11 kg/ha | +138.4% |
| 1982 | 47.25 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 45.94 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 61.92 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 45.21 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1986 | 44.53 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 40.72 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 16.15 kg/ha | -60.3% |
| 1989 | 15.48 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 14.97 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 13.78 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 21.95 kg/ha | +59.3% |
| 1993 | 22.06 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.66 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 23.97 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 37.21 kg/ha | +55.2% |
| 1997 | 37.87 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 31.49 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 27.92 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 30.02 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 30.46 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.47 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 34.83 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 40.38 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 32.43 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 49.97 kg/ha | +54.1% |
| 2007 | 41.52 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 92.54 kg/ha | +122.9% |
| 2009 | 45.11 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 2010 | 58.52 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 53.28 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 42.85 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 37.64 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 48.06 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 38.57 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 59.57 kg/ha | +54.5% |
| 2017 | 64.12 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 40.36 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 38.5 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 71.79 kg/ha | +86.5% |
| 2021 | 51.99 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 55.11 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 86.23 kg/ha | +56.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 86.23 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 4.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 86.23 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.27 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +138.4% | 16.83 kg/ha | 40.11 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +122.9% | 41.52 kg/ha | 92.54 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.16 kg/ha | 14.06 kg/ha | 22.42 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.95 kg/ha | 22.92 kg/ha | 38.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.41 kg/ha | 15.48 kg/ha | 61.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.59 kg/ha | 13.78 kg/ha | 37.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.87 kg/ha | 30.02 kg/ha | 92.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.15 kg/ha | 37.64 kg/ha | 64.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.28 kg/ha | 51.99 kg/ha | 86.23 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 8 Republic of Moldova 13.55 kg/ha compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 109.95 kg/ha compare
- 9 Egypt 96.92 kg/ha compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 86.79 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 9.66 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 82.87 kg/ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.54 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 80.16 kg/ha compare
- 14 Costa Rica 71.59 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.36 kg/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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Suriname was 86.23 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.54 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.78 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Suriname ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.1%. 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 Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).