Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname
Suriname: Drained organic soils — Area was 14,497 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More climate change data for Suriname
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.88 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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.