Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0142 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0142 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
99th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0205 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.0093 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.0142 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0205 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 99th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1988 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 96 Iraq 0.0184 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 0.0164 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Gabon 0.0153 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Luxembourg 0.0117 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 French Polynesia 0.0115 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Niger 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0142 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 99th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 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.