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 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,052 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,052 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,052 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,470 ha | +28.1% |
| 1994 | 6,465 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 7,322 ha | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 8,188 ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 8,463 ha | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 8,718 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 9,941 ha | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 10,041 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10,118 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10,097 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10,081 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13,709 ha | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 13,666 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,636 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13,615 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,610 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,610 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,606 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 13,621 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13,612 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,591 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13,570 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13,565 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,565 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,570 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,574 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,600 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13,617 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13,987 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 14,497 ha | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 14,497 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,497 ha | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14,497 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 880.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drained organic soils — Area in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +36.0% | 10,081 ha | 13,709 ha |
| 1993 | +28.1% | 5,052 ha | 6,470 ha |
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 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- 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)
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 221 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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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.