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

00.20.40.60.81196119922023

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.

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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).