Agricultural irrigated land in Suriname
Suriname: Agricultural irrigated land was 74.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Suriname, 2009–2021
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 74.4% for agricultural irrigated land in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Suriname peaked at 75.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2011.
Suriname ranks 2nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 70.2% | — |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 74.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 9.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 74.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 14.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.5% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.4% | 75.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Suriname?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Suriname was 74.4% in 2021, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2011.
- How does Suriname rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Suriname ranks 2nd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.