Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.2582 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.2582 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.6005 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2582 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 8th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6005 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.577 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5515 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5301 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5119 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4947 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4781 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.462 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4465 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4317 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.418 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4122 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4139 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4161 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4188 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4219 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4254 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4294 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4338 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4364 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4363 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.435 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4325 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4286 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4233 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4176 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4127 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4073 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4011 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3971 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3947 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3923 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3906 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3879 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3813 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3733 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3656 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3582 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3509 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3437 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3367 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3299 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3235 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3188 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3155 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.312 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3085 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3049 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3014 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2945 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2912 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2879 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2847 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2817 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2787 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2759 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2733 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2704 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2675 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2651 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2629 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2605 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2582 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2582 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 20.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2582 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 25.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5169 sq. km per person | 0.4465 sq. km per person | 0.6005 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4221 sq. km per person | 0.4122 sq. km per person | 0.4338 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4231 sq. km per person | 0.4011 sq. km per person | 0.4364 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3792 sq. km per person | 0.3509 sq. km per person | 0.3971 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3195 sq. km per person | 0.3014 sq. km per person | 0.3437 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2836 sq. km per person | 0.2704 sq. km per person | 0.2979 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2629 sq. km per person | 0.2582 sq. km per person | 0.2675 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0711 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0961 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Suriname was 0.2582 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6005 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2582 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Suriname ranks 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.