Arable land pin in Suriname

Suriname: Arable land pin 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 pin in Suriname, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land pin 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 pin 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 pin in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Suriname, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Haiti 0.722 compare
  2. 39 Jamaica 0.7152 compare
  3. 40 Bahrain 0.702 compare
  4. 42 Fiji 0.6696 compare
  5. 43 Bulgaria 0.6683 compare
  6. 44 Grenada 0.6503 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Suriname?
Arable land pin in Suriname was 0.7008 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4556 in 1981.
How does Suriname rank for arable land pin?
Suriname ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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