Cropland per person over the long term in Suriname
Suriname: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0768 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cropland per person over the long term in Suriname, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0768 for cropland per person over the long term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Suriname peaked at 0.8635 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0768, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 149th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long term in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.8635 | — |
| 1100 | 0.8325 | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 0.799 | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 0.7624 | -4.6% |
| 1400 | 0.7219 | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 0.6763 | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 0.6236 | -7.8% |
| 1700 | 0.56 | -10.2% |
| 1710 | 0.5528 | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 0.5454 | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 0.5378 | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 0.53 | -1.5% |
| 1750 | 0.522 | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5136 | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.505 | -1.7% |
| 1780 | 0.4961 | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 0.4869 | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 0.4773 | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 0.4673 | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 0.4569 | -2.2% |
| 1830 | 0.446 | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 0.4345 | -2.6% |
| 1850 | 0.4223 | -2.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4094 | -3.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3957 | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3809 | -3.7% |
| 1890 | 0.3649 | -4.2% |
| 1900 | 0.3473 | -4.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3277 | -5.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3055 | -6.8% |
| 1930 | 0.2794 | -8.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2474 | -11.5% |
| 1950 | 0.2036 | -17.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1981 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1923 | -3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.186 | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1794 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1722 | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1643 | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1556 | -5.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1457 | -6.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1344 | -7.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1207 | -10.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1174 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1175 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1113 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1207 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1145 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1085 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1026 | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1001 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1036 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1024 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.11 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1104 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1167 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1178 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1186 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.119 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1219 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1217 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1243 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1351 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1431 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1511 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.156 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1605 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1669 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1698 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1772 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1737 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1702 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1669 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1638 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1608 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1581 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1556 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1532 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1511 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1469 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1452 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1435 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1418 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1361 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1077 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1249 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1195 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1102 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1091 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.102 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1009 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.121 | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1159 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1187 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1065 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1223 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1304 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1293 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1283 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1218 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1208 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1181 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1137 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1076 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0914 | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0899 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0833 | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0768 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8635 | 0.8635 | 0.8635 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.8325 | 0.8325 | 0.8325 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.799 | 0.799 | 0.799 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7624 | 0.7624 | 0.7624 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7219 | 0.7219 | 0.7219 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6763 | 0.6763 | 0.6763 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6236 | 0.6236 | 0.6236 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5528 | 0.5528 | 0.5528 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5454 | 0.5454 | 0.5454 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5378 | 0.5378 | 0.5378 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5136 | 0.5136 | 0.5136 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.505 | 0.505 | 0.505 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4961 | 0.4961 | 0.4961 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4869 | 0.4869 | 0.4869 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4773 | 0.4773 | 0.4773 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4673 | 0.4673 | 0.4673 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4569 | 0.4569 | 0.4569 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.446 | 0.446 | 0.446 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4345 | 0.4345 | 0.4345 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4223 | 0.4223 | 0.4223 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4094 | 0.4094 | 0.4094 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3957 | 0.3957 | 0.3957 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3809 | 0.3809 | 0.3809 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3649 | 0.3649 | 0.3649 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3473 | 0.3473 | 0.3473 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3277 | 0.3277 | 0.3277 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3055 | 0.3055 | 0.3055 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2794 | 0.2794 | 0.2794 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2474 | 0.2474 | 0.2474 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1732 | 0.1344 | 0.2036 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1117 | 0.1001 | 0.1207 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1163 | 0.1024 | 0.1243 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1604 | 0.1351 | 0.1772 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1545 | 0.1435 | 0.1669 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1173 | 0.1009 | 0.1418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1212 | 0.1065 | 0.1304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 | 0.0768 | 0.1137 | 6 |
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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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Suriname?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Suriname was 0.0768 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8635 in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Suriname ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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