Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.2552 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2552 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5884 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2552 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023

00.20.40.6196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.2552 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.5884 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2552 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Suriname 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.5884 sq. km per person
1962 0.5653 sq. km per person -3.9%
1963 0.5404 sq. km per person -4.4%
1964 0.5194 sq. km per person -3.9%
1965 0.5016 sq. km per person -3.4%
1966 0.4847 sq. km per person -3.4%
1967 0.4684 sq. km per person -3.4%
1968 0.4526 sq. km per person -3.4%
1969 0.4375 sq. km per person -3.3%
1970 0.423 sq. km per person -3.3%
1971 0.4095 sq. km per person -3.2%
1972 0.4039 sq. km per person -1.4%
1973 0.4056 sq. km per person +0.4%
1974 0.4077 sq. km per person +0.5%
1975 0.4103 sq. km per person +0.6%
1976 0.4134 sq. km per person +0.7%
1977 0.4168 sq. km per person +0.8%
1978 0.4207 sq. km per person +0.9%
1979 0.4251 sq. km per person +1.0%
1980 0.4276 sq. km per person +0.6%
1981 0.4275 sq. km per person -0.0%
1982 0.4263 sq. km per person -0.3%
1983 0.4238 sq. km per person -0.6%
1984 0.42 sq. km per person -0.9%
1985 0.4148 sq. km per person -1.2%
1986 0.4091 sq. km per person -1.4%
1987 0.4044 sq. km per person -1.2%
1988 0.399 sq. km per person -1.3%
1989 0.393 sq. km per person -1.5%
1990 0.3891 sq. km per person -1.0%
1991 0.3868 sq. km per person -0.6%
1992 0.3844 sq. km per person -0.6%
1993 0.3828 sq. km per person -0.4%
1994 0.38 sq. km per person -0.7%
1995 0.3736 sq. km per person -1.7%
1996 0.3658 sq. km per person -2.1%
1997 0.3582 sq. km per person -2.1%
1998 0.3509 sq. km per person -2.0%
1999 0.3438 sq. km per person -2.0%
2000 0.3367 sq. km per person -2.0%
2001 0.3299 sq. km per person -2.0%
2002 0.3232 sq. km per person -2.0%
2003 0.317 sq. km per person -1.9%
2004 0.3123 sq. km per person -1.5%
2005 0.3091 sq. km per person -1.0%
2006 0.3057 sq. km per person -1.1%
2007 0.3023 sq. km per person -1.1%
2008 0.2988 sq. km per person -1.2%
2009 0.2953 sq. km per person -1.2%
2010 0.2919 sq. km per person -1.2%
2011 0.2885 sq. km per person -1.1%
2012 0.2853 sq. km per person -1.1%
2013 0.2821 sq. km per person -1.1%
2014 0.279 sq. km per person -1.1%
2015 0.276 sq. km per person -1.1%
2016 0.2731 sq. km per person -1.0%
2017 0.2703 sq. km per person -1.0%
2018 0.2677 sq. km per person -1.0%
2019 0.265 sq. km per person -1.0%
2020 0.2621 sq. km per person -1.1%
2021 0.2598 sq. km per person -0.9%
2022 0.2576 sq. km per person -0.8%
2023 0.2552 sq. km per person -0.9%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.2552 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.012 sq. km per person, 21.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.2552 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0097 sq. km per person, 26.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5065 sq. km per person 0.4375 sq. km per person 0.5884 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.4136 sq. km per person 0.4039 sq. km per person 0.4251 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.4145 sq. km per person 0.393 sq. km per person 0.4276 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.3715 sq. km per person 0.3438 sq. km per person 0.3891 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.313 sq. km per person 0.2953 sq. km per person 0.3367 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.2779 sq. km per person 0.265 sq. km per person 0.2919 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.2587 sq. km per person 0.2552 sq. km per person 0.2621 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
  2. 5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare
  3. 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare
  4. 8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare
  5. 9 Botswana 0.2285 sq. km per person compare
  6. 10 Canada 0.2194 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Suriname was 0.2552 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.5884 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2552 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Suriname rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Suriname ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.