Netherlands vs Suriname: Agricultural land per capita
Netherlands
0.0997 hectares per capita
in 2023
Suriname
0.1136 hectares per capita
in 2023
Netherlands rank
181st
Suriname rank
178th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.1136 hectares per capita against 0.0997 hectares per capita in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0139 hectares per capita.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 181st and Suriname ranks 178th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.184 hectares per capita | 0.1377 hectares per capita | 0.0462 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.1469 hectares per capita | 0.0076 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.2056 hectares per capita | 0.0666 hectares per capita | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.1267 hectares per capita | 0.2051 hectares per capita | 0.0784 hectares per capita | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1177 hectares per capita | 0.1511 hectares per capita | 0.0334 hectares per capita | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.1074 hectares per capita | 0.1434 hectares per capita | 0.0359 hectares per capita | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1014 hectares per capita | 0.1215 hectares per capita | 0.0201 hectares per capita | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Netherlands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.1136 hectares per capita against 0.0997 hectares per capita in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Netherlands and Suriname?
- 0.0139 hectares per capita, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Suriname rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 181st and Suriname ranks 178th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.