Jamaica vs Suriname: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Jamaica
0.0663 hectares per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.0711 hectares per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
148th
Suriname rank
146th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0711 hectares per person against 0.0663 hectares per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0048 hectares per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 146th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.153 hectares per person 0.1172 hectares per person 0.0358 hectares per person Jamaica
1970s 0.1246 hectares per person 0.1095 hectares per person 0.0151 hectares per person Jamaica
1980s 0.0995 hectares per person 0.155 hectares per person 0.0555 hectares per person Suriname
1990s 0.1016 hectares per person 0.1567 hectares per person 0.0552 hectares per person Suriname
2000s 0.089 hectares per person 0.1135 hectares per person 0.0245 hectares per person Suriname
2010s 0.0678 hectares per person 0.1146 hectares per person 0.0468 hectares per person Suriname
2020s 0.0663 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person 0.021 hectares per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Jamaica or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0711 hectares per person against 0.0663 hectares per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Jamaica and Suriname?
0.0048 hectares per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 146th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.