FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre was 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3454 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
206th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.4423 hectares per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.2181 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname is 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2181 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 206th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2181 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2243 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2181 hectares per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.243 hectares per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2367 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2305 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2243 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2243 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2367 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2367 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2741 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2741 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2804 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3053 hectares per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3427 hectares per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3551 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3676 hectares per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3863 hectares per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3987 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.405 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 hectares per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3676 hectares per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3427 hectares per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3427 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3925 hectares per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.38 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3925 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3551 hectares per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4112 hectares per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.405 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3863 hectares per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3302 hectares per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2 hectares per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.36 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2284 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2181 hectares per square kilometre | 0.243 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2648 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2367 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2804 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3751 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3053 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4218 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4237 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.362 hectares per square kilometre | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4174 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4131 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3551 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3667 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3302 hectares per square kilometre | 0.405 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 203 Mauritania 0.4463 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 204 Oman 0.3933 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 0.3696 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 207 Djibouti 0.1682 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 208 Faroe Islands 0.0511 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.3454 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4423 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2181 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.