Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname

Suriname: Drained organic soils — Area was 14,497 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,497 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
14,497 ha
in 2022
All-time low
5,052 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990–2024

6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k1990200720241990: 5.1k ha1991: 5.1k ha1992: 5.1k ha1993: 6.5k ha1994: 6.5k ha1995: 7.3k ha1996: 8.2k ha1997: 8.5k ha1998: 8.7k ha1999: 9.9k ha2000: 10.0k ha2001: 10.1k ha2002: 10.1k ha2003: 10.1k ha2004: 13.7k ha2005: 13.7k ha2006: 13.6k ha2007: 13.6k ha2008: 13.6k ha2009: 13.6k ha2010: 13.6k ha2011: 13.6k ha2012: 13.6k ha2013: 13.6k ha2014: 13.6k ha2015: 13.6k ha2016: 13.6k ha2017: 13.6k ha2018: 13.6k ha2019: 13.6k ha2020: 13.6k ha2021: 14.0k ha2022: 14.5k ha2023: 14.5k ha2024: 14.5k ha

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 14,497 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Suriname peaked at 14,497 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,052 ha, in 1990.

That places Suriname 62nd out of 216 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,072 ha 5,052 ha 9,941 ha 10
2000s 12,218 ha 10,041 ha 13,709 ha 10
2010s 13,587 ha 13,565 ha 13,621 ha 10
2020s 14,219 ha 13,617 ha 14,497 ha 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 59 Colombia 16,170 ha compare
  2. 60 Guinea 16,130 ha compare
  3. 61 Panama 14,517 ha compare
  4. 63 Brazil 13,445 ha compare
  5. 64 Austria 13,422 ha compare
  6. 65 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Suriname?
Drained organic soils — area in Suriname was 14,497 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 14,497 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 5,052 ha in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for drained organic soils — area?
Suriname ranks 62nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.