Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname
Suriname: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.7008 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7008
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
41st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.4556
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname is 0.7008, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4556, in 1981.
That places Suriname 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8705 | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8566 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9183 | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7298 | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6701 | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5536 | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5452 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5604 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5064 | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5648 | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6083 | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.559 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5732 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5377 | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5444 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5142 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4779 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4683 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4667 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4556 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.471 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5431 | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5039 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5236 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5515 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6158 | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6136 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6207 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7386 | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6313 | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5855 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6494 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6513 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6501 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6627 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6828 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7854 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7706 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8334 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7553 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7675 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8412 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7768 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7035 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6399 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5889 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5724 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6174 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5702 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6011 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5399 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5445 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5729 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6019 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5942 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5502 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5864 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6268 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6802 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6576 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7812 | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7008 | -10.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.7008 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.7008 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7449 | 0.5452 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5354 | 0.4683 | 0.6083 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5365 | 0.4556 | 0.6207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6808 | 0.5855 | 0.7854 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7096 | 0.5724 | 0.8412 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5788 | 0.5399 | 0.6268 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7049 | 0.6576 | 0.7812 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Suriname was 0.7008 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4556 in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Suriname ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).