Machinery per agricultural land in Suriname
Suriname: Machinery per agricultural land was 0.4595 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.4595
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
77th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.7347
in 1968
All-time low
0.375
in 2006
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Suriname, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery per agricultural land in Suriname is 0.4595, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Suriname peaked at 0.7347 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.375, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 77th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5455 | — |
| 1962 | 0.5556 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5909 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6327 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6875 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.68 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7143 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7347 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6909 | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6964 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.678 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6833 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6667 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6825 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6875 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6923 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6866 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6912 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6761 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6316 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6125 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5952 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.593 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5909 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5824 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5591 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5258 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5155 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5155 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4898 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4747 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4646 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4545 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4444 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.43 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4242 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.42 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.398 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4471 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3936 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4565 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4205 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.375 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4471 | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5176 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4444 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4639 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4545 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4731 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.434 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4159 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4174 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.431 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4505 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4505 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4595 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.648 | 0.5455 | 0.7347 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6841 | 0.6667 | 0.6964 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5722 | 0.5155 | 0.6316 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4512 | 0.41 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.43 | 0.375 | 0.5176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.445 | 0.4159 | 0.4731 | 10 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.77 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.77 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Suriname?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Suriname was 0.4595 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7347 in 1968.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Suriname ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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