Netherlands vs Suriname: Agricultural land use per person
Netherlands
0.102 hectares per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.1038 hectares per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
162nd
Suriname rank
161st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Netherlands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.1038 hectares per person against 0.102 hectares per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 34 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.76 hectares per person | 0.8635 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1100s | 3.45 hectares per person | 0.8325 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1200s | 2.77 hectares per person | 0.799 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1300s | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.7624 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1400s | 2.39 hectares per person | 0.7219 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1500s | 1.76 hectares per person | 0.6763 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.6387 hectares per person | 0.8217 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1700s | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.58 hectares per person | 0.8384 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.5733 hectares per person | 0.7501 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.5664 hectares per person | 0.6621 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.5593 hectares per person | 0.5743 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.552 hectares per person | 0.4866 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 0.9436 hectares per person | 0.5444 hectares per person | 0.3993 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 0.9103 hectares per person | 0.5366 hectares per person | 0.3738 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 0.877 hectares per person | 0.5285 hectares per person | 0.3485 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 0.8437 hectares per person | 0.52 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.8103 hectares per person | 0.5113 hectares per person | 0.299 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.777 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 0.2748 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.7464 hectares per person | 0.493 hectares per person | 0.2534 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.7157 hectares per person | 0.4833 hectares per person | 0.2324 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.6866 hectares per person | 0.4731 hectares per person | 0.2135 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.6566 hectares per person | 0.4624 hectares per person | 0.1942 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.1751 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.5945 hectares per person | 0.4363 hectares per person | 0.1582 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.5625 hectares per person | 0.4208 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.5288 hectares per person | 0.4042 hectares per person | 0.1246 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.494 hectares per person | 0.3863 hectares per person | 0.1077 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4604 hectares per person | 0.3669 hectares per person | 0.0935 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.4107 hectares per person | 0.3456 hectares per person | 0.0652 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.3215 hectares per person | 0.0427 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3197 hectares per person | 0.2965 hectares per person | 0.0232 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.0119 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.2247 hectares per person | 0.1927 hectares per person | 0.0319 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.133 hectares per person | 0.0533 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1554 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.14 hectares per person | 0.2127 hectares per person | 0.0728 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.128 hectares per person | 0.2022 hectares per person | 0.0742 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1189 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.1514 hectares per person | 0.0427 hectares per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 0.0177 hectares per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Netherlands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.1038 hectares per person against 0.102 hectares per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Netherlands and Suriname?
- 0.0018 hectares per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Suriname rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Netherlands ranks 162nd 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.