Reunion vs Suriname: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Reunion
-16.4%
in 2023
Suriname
-14.1%
in 2023
Reunion rank
215th
Suriname rank
212th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Reunion
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports -14.1% against -16.4% in Reunion, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Suriname ahead.
Reunion ranks 215th and Suriname ranks 212th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Reunion | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -7.2% | 32.6% | 39.8% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 40.0% | 28.2% | Suriname |
| 1990s | -16.0% | 11.8% | 27.8% | Suriname |
| 2000s | -9.6% | -12.8% | 3.1% | Reunion |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 8.0% | 7.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | -14.4% | -4.0% | 10.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Reunion or Suriname?
- Suriname, at -14.1% against -16.4% in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Reunion and Suriname?
- 2.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Suriname?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Reunion and Suriname rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Reunion ranks 215th and Suriname ranks 212th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.