Agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname
Suriname: Agricultural area over the long-term was 61,500 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61,500 hectares
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
165th
of 202 countries
All-time high
89,000 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
8,153 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname stood at 61,500 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname peaked at 89,000 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8,153 hectares, in 1000.
Suriname ranks 165th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 8,153 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 8,575 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1200 | 8,978 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1300 | 9,346 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1400 | 9,654 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1500 | 9,867 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1600 | 10,165 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1700 | 10,070 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1710 | 10,858 hectares | +7.8% |
| 1720 | 11,703 hectares | +7.8% |
| 1730 | 12,606 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1740 | 13,572 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1750 | 14,603 hectares | +7.6% |
| 1760 | 15,702 hectares | +7.5% |
| 1770 | 16,870 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1780 | 18,111 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1790 | 19,426 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1800 | 20,814 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1810 | 22,290 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 23,413 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1830 | 24,558 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1840 | 25,715 hectares | +4.7% |
| 1850 | 26,874 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1860 | 27,855 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1870 | 29,846 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1880 | 31,854 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1890 | 33,831 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1900 | 35,703 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1910 | 37,359 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 41,711 hectares | +11.7% |
| 1930 | 46,158 hectares | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 47,865 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 47,891 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 48,394 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 48,590 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 48,558 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 48,345 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 47,958 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 47,375 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 46,524 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 45,290 hectares | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 43,493 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1960 | 41,000 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 41,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 42,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 41,000 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 46,000 hectares | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 47,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 44,000 hectares | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 43,000 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 43,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 47,000 hectares | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 48,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 52,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 53,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 56,000 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 57,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 58,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 59,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 61,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 62,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 64,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 69,000 hectares | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 73,000 hectares | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 75,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 75,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77,000 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 81,000 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 84,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 88,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89,000 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 89,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 89,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 89,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86,000 hectares | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 74,000 hectares | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 80,500 hectares | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 77,500 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 72,800 hectares | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 72,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 70,800 hectares | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80,400 hectares | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 78,300 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 80,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 73,200 hectares | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 83,200 hectares | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 88,200 hectares | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 87,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 87,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84,000 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 84,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81,000 hectares | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 78,000 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 69,000 hectares | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 68,500 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 65,000 hectares | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 61,500 hectares | -5.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 61,500 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 61,500 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million hectares, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8,153 hectares | 8,153 hectares | 8,153 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 8,575 hectares | 8,575 hectares | 8,575 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 8,978 hectares | 8,978 hectares | 8,978 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 9,346 hectares | 9,346 hectares | 9,346 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 9,654 hectares | 9,654 hectares | 9,654 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 9,867 hectares | 9,867 hectares | 9,867 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 10,165 hectares | 10,165 hectares | 10,165 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 10,070 hectares | 10,070 hectares | 10,070 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 10,858 hectares | 10,858 hectares | 10,858 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 11,703 hectares | 11,703 hectares | 11,703 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 12,606 hectares | 12,606 hectares | 12,606 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 13,572 hectares | 13,572 hectares | 13,572 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 14,603 hectares | 14,603 hectares | 14,603 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 15,702 hectares | 15,702 hectares | 15,702 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 16,870 hectares | 16,870 hectares | 16,870 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 18,111 hectares | 18,111 hectares | 18,111 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 19,426 hectares | 19,426 hectares | 19,426 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 20,814 hectares | 20,814 hectares | 20,814 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 22,290 hectares | 22,290 hectares | 22,290 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 23,413 hectares | 23,413 hectares | 23,413 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 24,558 hectares | 24,558 hectares | 24,558 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 25,715 hectares | 25,715 hectares | 25,715 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 26,874 hectares | 26,874 hectares | 26,874 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 27,855 hectares | 27,855 hectares | 27,855 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 29,846 hectares | 29,846 hectares | 29,846 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 31,854 hectares | 31,854 hectares | 31,854 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 33,831 hectares | 33,831 hectares | 33,831 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 35,703 hectares | 35,703 hectares | 35,703 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 37,359 hectares | 37,359 hectares | 37,359 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 41,711 hectares | 41,711 hectares | 41,711 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 46,158 hectares | 46,158 hectares | 46,158 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 47,865 hectares | 47,865 hectares | 47,865 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 47,242 hectares | 43,493 hectares | 48,590 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 43,500 hectares | 41,000 hectares | 47,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 57,000 hectares | 48,000 hectares | 64,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,800 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 88,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,600 hectares | 88,000 hectares | 89,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,280 hectares | 70,000 hectares | 88,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,790 hectares | 73,200 hectares | 88,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,500 hectares | 61,500 hectares | 81,000 hectares | 6 |
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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 agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Suriname was 61,500 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 89,000 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,153 hectares in 1000.
- How does Suriname rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Suriname ranks 165th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.