Finland vs Suriname: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Finland
0.04 percent
in 2023
Suriname
0.1 percent
in 2023
Finland rank
207th
Suriname rank
206th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Finland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.1 percent against 0.04 percent in Finland, a difference of 0.06 percent.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.5 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 207th and Suriname ranks 206th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4 percent | 0.0444 percent | 0.3556 percent | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.518 percent | 0.09 percent | 0.428 percent | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.458 percent | 0.119 percent | 0.339 percent | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.273 percent | 0.129 percent | 0.144 percent | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1 percent | 0.12 percent | 0.02 percent | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.096 percent | 0.104 percent | 0.008 percent | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.0625 percent | 0.1 percent | 0.0375 percent | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Finland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.1 percent against 0.04 percent in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Finland and Suriname?
- 0.06 percent, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Suriname rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Finland ranks 207th and Suriname ranks 206th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).