Which has higher land used for agriculture, Luxembourg or Suriname?

Suriname, at 83,869 against 63,546 in Luxembourg as of 2010.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Suriname: Land used for agriculture

Luxembourg

63,546

in 2010

Suriname

83,869

in 2010

Luxembourg rank

156th

Suriname rank

153rd

Land used for agriculture over time

Luxembourg
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 83,869 against 63,546 in Luxembourg, a difference of 20,323.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 156th and Suriname ranks 153rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 22 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1780s	80,454	14,840	65,614	Luxembourg
1790s	81,751	15,203	66,548	Luxembourg
1800s	83,088	15,445	67,643	Luxembourg
1810s	83,767	15,689	68,078	Luxembourg
1820s	87,518	15,581	71,937	Luxembourg
1830s	92,107	15,567	76,541	Luxembourg
1840s	97,395	15,678	81,717	Luxembourg
1850s	102,583	15,489	87,094	Luxembourg
1860s	107,831	15,423	92,408	Luxembourg
1870s	105,796	15,870	89,926	Luxembourg
1880s	107,691	16,367	91,324	Luxembourg
1890s	109,228	16,765	92,463	Luxembourg
1900s	111,243	17,160	94,082	Luxembourg
1910s	113,139	17,812	95,327	Luxembourg
1920s	111,982	19,916	92,066	Luxembourg
1930s	112,181	22,673	89,508	Luxembourg
1940s	112,181	24,968	87,213	Luxembourg
1950s	105,799	28,088	77,711	Luxembourg
1960s	100,825	35,431	65,394	Luxembourg
1970s	98,875	39,662	59,213	Luxembourg
1980s	87,958	53,518	34,441	Luxembourg
1990s	75,819	66,094	9,725	Luxembourg
2000s	69,580	75,439	5,858	Suriname
2010s	63,546	83,869	20,324	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Luxembourg or Suriname?: Suriname, at 83,869 against 63,546 in Luxembourg as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Luxembourg and Suriname?: 20,323, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Suriname?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Luxembourg and Suriname rank globally for land used for agriculture?: Luxembourg ranks 156th and Suriname ranks 153rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land used for agriculture
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.