Comoros vs Suriname: Arable land

Comoros
65,000 hectares
in 2023
Suriname
52,965 hectares
in 2023
Comoros rank
154th
Suriname rank
157th

Arable land over time

  • Comoros
  • Suriname
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 65,000 hectares against 52,965 hectares in Suriname, a difference of 12,035 hectares.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 154th and Suriname ranks 157th of 206 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 65,000 hectares 30,111 hectares 34,889 hectares Comoros
1970s 65,000 hectares 34,500 hectares 30,500 hectares Comoros
1980s 65,000 hectares 50,400 hectares 14,600 hectares Comoros
1990s 65,000 hectares 57,000 hectares 8,000 hectares Comoros
2000s 65,000 hectares 51,600 hectares 13,400 hectares Comoros
2010s 65,000 hectares 60,600 hectares 4,400 hectares Comoros
2020s 65,000 hectares 55,241 hectares 9,759 hectares Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Comoros or Suriname?
Comoros, at 65,000 hectares against 52,965 hectares in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Comoros and Suriname?
12,035 hectares, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Suriname rank globally for arable land?
Comoros ranks 154th and Suriname ranks 157th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.