Suriname vs Syria: Land area in hectares
Suriname
16.05 million hectares
in 2023
Syria
18.36 million hectares
in 2023
Suriname rank
93rd
Syria rank
90th
Land area in hectares over time
- Suriname
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 18.36 million hectares against 16.05 million hectares in Suriname, a difference of 2.31 million hectares.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 93rd and Syria ranks 90th of 238 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Syria |
| 1970s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Syria |
| 1980s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Syria |
| 1990s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Syria |
| 2000s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.37 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | Syria |
| 2010s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.36 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 16.05 million hectares | 18.36 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Suriname or Syria?
- Syria, at 18.36 million hectares against 16.05 million hectares in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Suriname and Syria?
- 2.31 million hectares, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Suriname ranks 93rd and Syria ranks 90th of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.