Cropland organic soils — Area in Suriname

Suriname: Cropland organic soils — Area was 11,736 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,736 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 221 countries
All-time high
11,736 ha
in 2022
All-time low
3,650 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990–2024

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200720241990: 3.7k ha1991: 3.7k ha1992: 3.7k ha1993: 5.0k ha1994: 5.0k ha1995: 5.7k ha1996: 6.5k ha1997: 6.7k ha1998: 7.0k ha1999: 8.0k ha2000: 8.1k ha2001: 8.1k ha2002: 8.1k ha2003: 8.1k ha2004: 10.9k ha2005: 10.9k ha2006: 10.9k ha2007: 10.8k ha2008: 10.8k ha2009: 10.8k ha2010: 10.8k ha2011: 10.9k ha2012: 10.8k ha2013: 10.8k ha2014: 10.8k ha2015: 10.8k ha2016: 10.8k ha2017: 10.8k ha2018: 10.8k ha2019: 10.9k ha2020: 10.9k ha2021: 11.2k ha2022: 11.7k ha2023: 11.7k ha2024: 11.7k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 11,736 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Suriname peaked at 11,736 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,650 ha, in 1990.

That places Suriname 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 3,650 ha
1991 3,650 ha +0.0%
1992 3,650 ha +0.0%
1993 4,966 ha +36.0%
1994 4,962 ha -0.1%
1995 5,735 ha +15.6%
1996 6,511 ha +13.5%
1997 6,739 ha +3.5%
1998 6,971 ha +3.4%
1999 8,020 ha +15.1%
2000 8,076 ha +0.7%
2001 8,120 ha +0.5%
2002 8,094 ha -0.3%
2003 8,073 ha -0.3%
2004 10,935 ha +35.5%
2005 10,889 ha -0.4%
2006 10,863 ha -0.2%
2007 10,846 ha -0.2%
2008 10,842 ha -0.0%
2009 10,842 ha +0.0%
2010 10,838 ha -0.0%
2011 10,851 ha +0.1%
2012 10,842 ha -0.1%
2013 10,821 ha -0.2%
2014 10,808 ha -0.1%
2015 10,804 ha -0.0%
2016 10,804 ha +0.0%
2017 10,804 ha +0.0%
2018 10,808 ha +0.0%
2019 10,899 ha +0.8%
2020 10,916 ha +0.2%
2021 11,244 ha +3.0%
2022 11,736 ha +4.4%
2023 11,736 ha +0.0%
2024 11,736 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,485 ha 3,650 ha 8,020 ha 10
2000s 9,758 ha 8,073 ha 10,935 ha 10
2010s 10,828 ha 10,804 ha 10,899 ha 10
2020s 11,474 ha 10,916 ha 11,736 ha 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 55 Guinea 12,814 ha compare
  2. 56 Botswana 12,079 ha compare
  3. 57 Gabon 11,962 ha compare
  4. 59 Spain 11,526 ha compare
  5. 60 Colombia 9,505 ha compare
  6. 61 New Zealand 8,895 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Suriname?
Cropland organic soils — area in Suriname was 11,736 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 11,736 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 3,650 ha in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Suriname ranks 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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