What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Ireland and Suriname?

0.0059 hectares per person, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Suriname?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Suriname: Cropland per person over the long-term

Ireland

0.0827 hectares per person

in 2025

Suriname

0.0768 hectares per person

in 2025

Ireland rank

148th

Suriname rank

150th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Ireland
Suriname

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0827 hectares per person against 0.0768 hectares per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0059 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.

Ireland ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 150th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.836 hectares per person	0.8635 hectares per person	0.0275 hectares per person	Suriname
1100s	0.8025 hectares per person	0.8325 hectares per person	0.03 hectares per person	Suriname
1200s	0.766 hectares per person	0.799 hectares per person	0.033 hectares per person	Suriname
1300s	0.7256 hectares per person	0.7624 hectares per person	0.0368 hectares per person	Suriname
1400s	0.6801 hectares per person	0.7219 hectares per person	0.0418 hectares per person	Suriname
1500s	0.6276 hectares per person	0.6763 hectares per person	0.0488 hectares per person	Suriname
1600s	0.5644 hectares per person	0.6236 hectares per person	0.0592 hectares per person	Suriname
1700s	0.4825 hectares per person	0.56 hectares per person	0.0775 hectares per person	Suriname
1710s	0.4727 hectares per person	0.5528 hectares per person	0.0802 hectares per person	Suriname
1720s	0.4624 hectares per person	0.5454 hectares per person	0.0831 hectares per person	Suriname
1730s	0.4516 hectares per person	0.5378 hectares per person	0.0862 hectares per person	Suriname
1740s	0.4403 hectares per person	0.53 hectares per person	0.0897 hectares per person	Suriname
1750s	0.4284 hectares per person	0.522 hectares per person	0.0935 hectares per person	Suriname
1760s	0.4158 hectares per person	0.5136 hectares per person	0.0978 hectares per person	Suriname
1770s	0.4024 hectares per person	0.505 hectares per person	0.1027 hectares per person	Suriname
1780s	0.388 hectares per person	0.4961 hectares per person	0.1082 hectares per person	Suriname
1790s	0.3724 hectares per person	0.4869 hectares per person	0.1145 hectares per person	Suriname
1800s	0.3555 hectares per person	0.4773 hectares per person	0.1219 hectares per person	Suriname
1810s	0.3367 hectares per person	0.4673 hectares per person	0.1306 hectares per person	Suriname
1820s	0.3156 hectares per person	0.4569 hectares per person	0.1413 hectares per person	Suriname
1830s	0.2912 hectares per person	0.446 hectares per person	0.1548 hectares per person	Suriname
1840s	0.2618 hectares per person	0.4345 hectares per person	0.1726 hectares per person	Suriname
1850s	0.2618 hectares per person	0.4223 hectares per person	0.1605 hectares per person	Suriname
1860s	0.2387 hectares per person	0.4094 hectares per person	0.1707 hectares per person	Suriname
1870s	0.2156 hectares per person	0.3957 hectares per person	0.1801 hectares per person	Suriname
1880s	0.2522 hectares per person	0.3809 hectares per person	0.1287 hectares per person	Suriname
1890s	0.249 hectares per person	0.3649 hectares per person	0.1158 hectares per person	Suriname
1900s	0.2458 hectares per person	0.3473 hectares per person	0.1014 hectares per person	Suriname
1910s	0.2426 hectares per person	0.3277 hectares per person	0.0851 hectares per person	Suriname
1920s	0.2405 hectares per person	0.3055 hectares per person	0.065 hectares per person	Suriname
1930s	0.2384 hectares per person	0.2794 hectares per person	0.0411 hectares per person	Suriname
1940s	0.2362 hectares per person	0.2474 hectares per person	0.0111 hectares per person	Suriname
1950s	0.2331 hectares per person	0.1732 hectares per person	0.06 hectares per person	Ireland
1960s	0.2043 hectares per person	0.1117 hectares per person	0.0926 hectares per person	Ireland
1970s	0.1589 hectares per person	0.1163 hectares per person	0.0426 hectares per person	Ireland
1980s	0.1384 hectares per person	0.1604 hectares per person	0.022 hectares per person	Suriname
1990s	0.1135 hectares per person	0.1545 hectares per person	0.041 hectares per person	Suriname
2000s	0.1191 hectares per person	0.1173 hectares per person	0.0017 hectares per person	Ireland
2010s	0.0957 hectares per person	0.1212 hectares per person	0.0255 hectares per person	Suriname
2020s	0.0855 hectares per person	0.0938 hectares per person	0.0083 hectares per person	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Ireland or Suriname?: Ireland, at 0.0827 hectares per person against 0.0768 hectares per person in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Ireland and Suriname?: 0.0059 hectares per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Suriname?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Suriname rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Ireland ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 150th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.