India vs Suriname: Agricultural land use per person
India
0.1215 hectares per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.1038 hectares per person
in 2025
India rank
159th
Suriname rank
161st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- India
- Suriname
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1215 hectares per person against 0.1038 hectares per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0177 hectares per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
India ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 17 and Suriname in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2604 hectares per person | 0.8635 hectares per person | 0.6031 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0.258 hectares per person | 0.8325 hectares per person | 0.5745 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0.2556 hectares per person | 0.799 hectares per person | 0.5434 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.7624 hectares per person | 0.5091 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0.2509 hectares per person | 0.7219 hectares per person | 0.471 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0.2486 hectares per person | 0.6763 hectares per person | 0.4277 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0.2463 hectares per person | 0.6387 hectares per person | 0.3924 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1700s | 0.244 hectares per person | 0.58 hectares per person | 0.336 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1710s | 0.2558 hectares per person | 0.5733 hectares per person | 0.3175 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1720s | 0.2683 hectares per person | 0.5664 hectares per person | 0.2981 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1730s | 0.2816 hectares per person | 0.5593 hectares per person | 0.2777 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1740s | 0.2957 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.2563 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1750s | 0.3107 hectares per person | 0.5444 hectares per person | 0.2337 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1760s | 0.3266 hectares per person | 0.5366 hectares per person | 0.21 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1770s | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.5285 hectares per person | 0.185 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1780s | 0.3614 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.1587 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1790s | 0.3804 hectares per person | 0.5113 hectares per person | 0.1309 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1800s | 0.4007 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 0.1015 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1810s | 0.4222 hectares per person | 0.493 hectares per person | 0.0708 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1820s | 0.4534 hectares per person | 0.4833 hectares per person | 0.03 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1830s | 0.4623 hectares per person | 0.4731 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1840s | 0.5048 hectares per person | 0.4624 hectares per person | 0.0424 hectares per person | India |
| 1850s | 0.4963 hectares per person | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.0453 hectares per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.4793 hectares per person | 0.4363 hectares per person | 0.043 hectares per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.464 hectares per person | 0.4208 hectares per person | 0.0432 hectares per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.4686 hectares per person | 0.4042 hectares per person | 0.0644 hectares per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.4385 hectares per person | 0.3863 hectares per person | 0.0522 hectares per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.4373 hectares per person | 0.3669 hectares per person | 0.0704 hectares per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.4763 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 0.1308 hectares per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.4817 hectares per person | 0.3215 hectares per person | 0.1602 hectares per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.4705 hectares per person | 0.2965 hectares per person | 0.174 hectares per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.4421 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.1767 hectares per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.404 hectares per person | 0.1927 hectares per person | 0.2112 hectares per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.3577 hectares per person | 0.133 hectares per person | 0.2247 hectares per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.2904 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.1344 hectares per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.2329 hectares per person | 0.2127 hectares per person | 0.0202 hectares per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.1896 hectares per person | 0.2022 hectares per person | 0.0126 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1592 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1514 hectares per person | 0.0134 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1248 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.0036 hectares per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, India or Suriname?
- India, at 0.1215 hectares per person against 0.1038 hectares per person in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between India and Suriname?
- 0.0177 hectares per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Suriname rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- India ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 161st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.