Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 0.445 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.445 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
209th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.5545 hectares per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.2554 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname is 0.445 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 209th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2617 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2866 hectares per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2928 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2741 hectares per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2679 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2928 hectares per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2991 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.324 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3302 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3489 hectares per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3551 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3614 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3676 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.38 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3863 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3987 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4299 hectares per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4548 hectares per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4673 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4673 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4797 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5046 hectares per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5233 hectares per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5358 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.461 hectares per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4828 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4536 hectares per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4536 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4361 hectares per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4411 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5009 hectares per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4878 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4984 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4561 hectares per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5184 hectares per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5495 hectares per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.542 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.542 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5233 hectares per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5233 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5233 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4984 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.486 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4486 hectares per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.445 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2727 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2928 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2991 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3987 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4972 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4299 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.552 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4815 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4361 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5483 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5164 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4561 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5495 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4695 hectares per square kilometre | 0.445 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4984 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 land use, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.445 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5545 hectares per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2554 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 209th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.