Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Agricultural area over the long-term
Suriname
61,500 hectares
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
54,000 hectares
in 2025
Suriname rank
165th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
166th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 61,500 hectares against 54,000 hectares in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 7,500 hectares.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 165th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 166th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 23 and Trinidad and Tobago in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8,153 hectares | 0 hectares | 8,153 hectares | Suriname |
| 1100s | 8,575 hectares | 0 hectares | 8,575 hectares | Suriname |
| 1200s | 8,978 hectares | 0 hectares | 8,978 hectares | Suriname |
| 1300s | 9,346 hectares | 0 hectares | 9,346 hectares | Suriname |
| 1400s | 9,654 hectares | 0 hectares | 9,654 hectares | Suriname |
| 1500s | 9,867 hectares | 103.47 hectares | 9,763 hectares | Suriname |
| 1600s | 10,165 hectares | 221.25 hectares | 9,944 hectares | Suriname |
| 1700s | 10,070 hectares | 402.19 hectares | 9,668 hectares | Suriname |
| 1710s | 10,858 hectares | 594.88 hectares | 10,263 hectares | Suriname |
| 1720s | 11,703 hectares | 879.49 hectares | 10,823 hectares | Suriname |
| 1730s | 12,606 hectares | 1,300 hectares | 11,307 hectares | Suriname |
| 1740s | 13,572 hectares | 1,919 hectares | 11,653 hectares | Suriname |
| 1750s | 14,603 hectares | 2,833 hectares | 11,770 hectares | Suriname |
| 1760s | 15,702 hectares | 4,179 hectares | 11,522 hectares | Suriname |
| 1770s | 16,870 hectares | 6,161 hectares | 10,709 hectares | Suriname |
| 1780s | 18,111 hectares | 9,074 hectares | 9,037 hectares | Suriname |
| 1790s | 19,426 hectares | 13,354 hectares | 6,071 hectares | Suriname |
| 1800s | 20,814 hectares | 19,634 hectares | 1,181 hectares | Suriname |
| 1810s | 22,290 hectares | 28,834 hectares | 6,544 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1820s | 23,413 hectares | 42,291 hectares | 18,878 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1830s | 24,558 hectares | 44,321 hectares | 19,763 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1840s | 25,715 hectares | 32,441 hectares | 6,726 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1850s | 26,874 hectares | 51,368 hectares | 24,494 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 27,855 hectares | 62,995 hectares | 35,140 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 29,846 hectares | 73,396 hectares | 43,550 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 31,854 hectares | 96,874 hectares | 65,020 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 33,831 hectares | 114,914 hectares | 81,083 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 35,703 hectares | 126,075 hectares | 90,372 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 37,359 hectares | 155,869 hectares | 118,510 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 41,711 hectares | 168,757 hectares | 127,046 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 46,158 hectares | 158,183 hectares | 112,025 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 47,865 hectares | 161,317 hectares | 113,452 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 47,242 hectares | 157,426 hectares | 110,184 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 43,500 hectares | 97,700 hectares | 54,200 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 57,000 hectares | 105,100 hectares | 48,100 hectares | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 79,800 hectares | 78,900 hectares | 900 hectares | Suriname |
| 1990s | 88,600 hectares | 75,700 hectares | 12,900 hectares | Suriname |
| 2000s | 77,280 hectares | 57,200 hectares | 20,080 hectares | Suriname |
| 2010s | 82,790 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 28,790 hectares | Suriname |
| 2020s | 70,500 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 16,500 hectares | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Suriname, at 61,500 hectares against 54,000 hectares in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 7,500 hectares, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Suriname ranks 165th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 166th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.