Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Suriname

Arable land per capita in Suriname in 2023 — 0.0842 ha/person. Ranked 126 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 17.9%.

2023 0.0842 ha/person +4.97% vs 2022
World rank 126of 206
Period maximum 0.1436 ha/person1987
Period minimum 0.0791 ha/person1970

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Suriname, 1961–20230.060.080.10.120.140.1619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1026 ha/person1963: 0.0976 ha/person1965: 0.1 ha/person1967: 0.0875 ha/person1969: 0.0818 ha/person1971: 0.0842 ha/person1973: 0.0884 ha/person1975: 0.0895 ha/person1977: 0.0935 ha/person1979: 0.098 ha/person1981: 0.1145 ha/person1983: 0.1267 ha/person1985: 0.1344 ha/person1987: 0.1436 ha/person1989: 0.1396 ha/person1991: 0.1373 ha/person1993: 0.1359 ha/person1995: 0.1327 ha/person1997: 0.1272 ha/person1999: 0.1221 ha/person2001: 0.1171 ha/person2003: 0.1086 ha/person2005: 0.0944 ha/person2007: 0.0866 ha/person2009: 0.1067 ha/person2011: 0.1043 ha/person2013: 0.1054 ha/person2015: 0.1118 ha/person2017: 0.1044 ha/person2019: 0.1023 ha/person2021: 0.0939 ha/person2023: 0.0842 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0184 (−17.95%) Average annual rate: -0.32 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Suriname 0.0842 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
South America computed 0.2773 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0842 +0.004 +4.97%
2022 0.0802 −0.0136 −14.52%
2021 0.0939 −0.0041 −4.21%
2020 0.098 −0.0044 −4.26%
2019 0.1023 −0.0011 −1.03%
2018 0.1034 −0.001 −0.97%
2017 0.1044 −0.0062 −5.57%
2016 0.1106 −0.0012 −1.04%
2015 0.1118 −0.0012 −1.08%
2014 0.113 +0.0075 +7.14%
2013 0.1054 +0.013 +14.09%
2012 0.0924 −0.0118 −11.36%
2011 0.1043 +0.0043 +4.25%
2010 0.1 −0.0067 −6.27%
2009 0.1067 +0.0192 +21.97%
2008 0.0875 +0.0009 +0.99%
2007 0.0866 −0.0067 −7.19%
2006 0.0933 −0.001 −1.08%
2005 0.0944 −0.0088 −8.51%
2004 0.1031 −0.0055 −5.04%
2003 0.1086 +0.018 +19.84%
2002 0.0906 −0.0265 −22.64%
2001 0.1171 −0.0024 −2.04%
2000 0.1196 −0.0025 −2.04%
1999 0.1221 −0.0025 −2.04%
1998 0.1246 −0.0026 −2.04%
1997 0.1272 −0.0027 −2.06%
1996 0.1299 −0.0028 −2.1%
1995 0.1327 −0.0023 −1.68%
1994 0.135 −0.001 −0.72%
1993 0.1359 −0.0006 −0.42%
1992 0.1365 −0.0008 −0.62%
1991 0.1373 −0.0008 −0.61%
1990 0.1382 −0.0014 −0.99%
1989 0.1396 −0.0021 −1.51%
1988 0.1417 −0.0019 −1.32%
1987 0.1436 +0.006 +4.34%
1986 0.1376 +0.0033 +2.43%
1985 0.1344 +0.0036 +2.72%
1984 0.1308 +0.0041 +3.23%
1983 0.1267 +0.0046 +3.74%
1982 0.1222 +0.0076 +6.67%
1981 0.1145 +0.008 +7.48%
1980 0.1066 +0.0086 +8.75%
1979 0.098 +0.0036 +3.84%
1978 0.0944 +0.0009 +0.93%
1977 0.0935 +0.0034 +3.72%
1976 0.0901 +0.0007 +0.74%
1975 0.0895 +0.0006 +0.64%
1974 0.0889 +0.0005 +0.53%
1973 0.0884 +0.0054 +6.5%
1972 0.083 −0.0012 −1.38%
1971 0.0842 +0.0051 +6.49%
1970 0.0791 −0.0027 −3.3%
1969 0.0818 −0.0028 −3.35%
1968 0.0846 −0.0029 −3.37%
1967 0.0875 −0.0061 −6.49%
1966 0.0936 −0.0064 −6.38%
1965 0.1 −0.0035 −3.42%
1964 0.1035 +0.0059 +6.06%
1963 0.0976 −0.0045 −4.42%
1962 0.1021 −0.0005 −0.49%
1961 0.1026

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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