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
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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
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).