Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Samoa or Suriname?

Suriname, at 61,500 hectares against 44,802 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.

What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Samoa and Suriname?

16,698 hectares, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa 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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Suriname: Agricultural area over the long-term

Samoa

44,802 hectares

in 2025

Suriname

61,500 hectares

in 2025

Samoa rank

168th

Suriname rank

165th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

Samoa
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 61,500 hectares against 44,802 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 16,698 hectares.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.

Samoa ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 165th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 13 and Suriname in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	8,153 hectares	8,153 hectares	Suriname
1100s	0 hectares	8,575 hectares	8,575 hectares	Suriname
1200s	0 hectares	8,978 hectares	8,978 hectares	Suriname
1300s	840.05 hectares	9,346 hectares	8,506 hectares	Suriname
1400s	1,260 hectares	9,654 hectares	8,394 hectares	Suriname
1500s	1,890 hectares	9,867 hectares	7,976 hectares	Suriname
1600s	2,836 hectares	10,165 hectares	7,329 hectares	Suriname
1700s	4,254 hectares	10,070 hectares	5,816 hectares	Suriname
1710s	4,478 hectares	10,858 hectares	6,380 hectares	Suriname
1720s	4,714 hectares	11,703 hectares	6,989 hectares	Suriname
1730s	4,962 hectares	12,606 hectares	7,644 hectares	Suriname
1740s	5,224 hectares	13,572 hectares	8,349 hectares	Suriname
1750s	5,499 hectares	14,603 hectares	9,104 hectares	Suriname
1760s	5,788 hectares	15,702 hectares	9,913 hectares	Suriname
1770s	6,093 hectares	16,870 hectares	10,777 hectares	Suriname
1780s	6,413 hectares	18,111 hectares	11,698 hectares	Suriname
1790s	6,751 hectares	19,426 hectares	12,674 hectares	Suriname
1800s	7,107 hectares	20,814 hectares	13,708 hectares	Suriname
1810s	7,481 hectares	22,290 hectares	14,809 hectares	Suriname
1820s	7,896 hectares	23,413 hectares	15,517 hectares	Suriname
1830s	8,335 hectares	24,558 hectares	16,223 hectares	Suriname
1840s	8,798 hectares	25,715 hectares	16,917 hectares	Suriname
1850s	47,728 hectares	26,874 hectares	20,854 hectares	Samoa
1860s	49,111 hectares	27,855 hectares	21,256 hectares	Samoa
1870s	53,724 hectares	29,846 hectares	23,878 hectares	Samoa
1880s	58,591 hectares	31,854 hectares	26,737 hectares	Samoa
1890s	63,653 hectares	33,831 hectares	29,822 hectares	Samoa
1900s	68,809 hectares	35,703 hectares	33,106 hectares	Samoa
1910s	48,481 hectares	37,359 hectares	11,123 hectares	Samoa
1920s	61,959 hectares	41,711 hectares	20,247 hectares	Samoa
1930s	78,990 hectares	46,158 hectares	32,832 hectares	Samoa
1940s	99,293 hectares	47,865 hectares	51,428 hectares	Samoa
1950s	115,250 hectares	47,242 hectares	68,008 hectares	Samoa
1960s	59,500 hectares	43,500 hectares	16,000 hectares	Samoa
1970s	66,900 hectares	57,000 hectares	9,900 hectares	Samoa
1980s	74,790 hectares	79,800 hectares	5,010 hectares	Suriname
1990s	51,780 hectares	88,600 hectares	36,820 hectares	Suriname
2000s	42,360 hectares	77,280 hectares	34,920 hectares	Suriname
2010s	58,351 hectares	82,790 hectares	24,439 hectares	Suriname
2020s	47,682 hectares	70,500 hectares	22,818 hectares	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Samoa or Suriname?: Suriname, at 61,500 hectares against 44,802 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Samoa and Suriname?: 16,698 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?: Samoa ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 165th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.