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Agricultural land — Suriname

Agricultural land in Suriname in 2023 — 714 km². Ranked 170 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 74.2%.

2023 714 km² −0.79% vs 2022
World rank 170of 209
Period maximum 890 km²1991
Period minimum 410 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Suriname, 1961–20234006008001,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 410 km²1963: 410 km²1965: 470 km²1967: 430 km²1969: 470 km²1971: 520 km²1973: 560 km²1975: 580 km²1977: 610 km²1979: 640 km²1981: 730 km²1983: 750 km²1985: 810 km²1987: 880 km²1989: 880 km²1991: 890 km²1993: 890 km²1995: 890 km²1997: 880 km²1999: 880 km²2001: 860 km²2003: 805 km²2005: 728 km²2007: 700 km²2009: 804 km²2011: 800 km²2013: 832 km²2015: 870 km²2017: 840 km²2019: 840 km²2021: 780 km²2023: 714 km²
Change over the period: +304 (+74.22%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 714 km²
World 47.92M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 6.59M km²
South America computed 5.31M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 714 −6 −0.79%
2022 720 −60 −7.69%
2021 780 −20 −2.5%
2020 800 −40 −4.76%
2019 840 +0 +0%
2018 840 +0 +0%
2017 840 −30 −3.45%
2016 870 +0 +0%
2015 870 −12 −1.36%
2014 882 +50 +6.01%
2013 832 +100 +13.66%
2012 732 −68 −8.5%
2011 800 +17 +2.17%
2010 783 −21 −2.61%
2009 804 +96 +13.56%
2008 708 +8 +1.14%
2007 700 −28 −3.85%
2006 728 +0 +0%
2005 728 −47 −6.06%
2004 775 −30 −3.73%
2003 805 +65 +8.78%
2002 740 −120 −13.95%
2001 860 −20 −2.27%
2000 880 +0 +0%
1999 880 +0 +0%
1998 880 +0 +0%
1997 880 −10 −1.12%
1996 890 +0 +0%
1995 890 +0 +0%
1994 890 +0 +0%
1993 890 +0 +0%
1992 890 +0 +0%
1991 890 +10 +1.14%
1990 880 +0 +0%
1989 880 +0 +0%
1988 880 +0 +0%
1987 880 +40 +4.76%
1986 840 +30 +3.7%
1985 810 +40 +5.19%
1984 770 +20 +2.67%
1983 750 +0 +0%
1982 750 +20 +2.74%
1981 730 +40 +5.8%
1980 690 +50 +7.81%
1979 640 +20 +3.23%
1978 620 +10 +1.64%
1977 610 +20 +3.39%
1976 590 +10 +1.72%
1975 580 +10 +1.75%
1974 570 +10 +1.79%
1973 560 +30 +5.66%
1972 530 +10 +1.92%
1971 520 +40 +8.33%
1970 480 +10 +2.13%
1969 470 +40 +9.3%
1968 430 +0 +0%
1967 430 −10 −2.27%
1966 440 −30 −6.38%
1965 470 +10 +2.17%
1964 460 +50 +12.2%
1963 410 −10 −2.38%
1962 420 +10 +2.44%
1961 410 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 2.37M AR Argentina 1.16M CO Colombia 404,830 BO Bolivia 388,154 PE Peru 243,856 VE Venezuela 215,000 PY Paraguay 214,270 UY Uruguay 142,386 CL Chile 106,975 EC Ecuador 53,500 GY Guyana 7,200 SR Suriname 714
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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