Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname

Suriname: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0903 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0903 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0903 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0315 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1990–2023

0.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.031 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.031 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.031 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.04 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.04 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.046 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.053 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.054 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.062 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.063 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.063 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.063 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.063 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.085 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.087 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.09 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.09 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname is 0.0903 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0903 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Suriname 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0315 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0315 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0315 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0403 ha per square kilometre +28.1%
1994 0.0403 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.0456 ha per square kilometre +13.2%
1996 0.051 ha per square kilometre +11.8%
1997 0.0527 ha per square kilometre +3.4%
1998 0.0543 ha per square kilometre +3.0%
1999 0.0619 ha per square kilometre +14.0%
2000 0.0626 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 0.063 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.0629 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2003 0.0628 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2004 0.0854 ha per square kilometre +36.0%
2005 0.0851 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2006 0.085 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.0848 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2008 0.0848 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0848 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0848 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2011 0.0849 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.0848 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.0847 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2014 0.0845 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2015 0.0845 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.0845 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0845 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0846 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0847 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2020 0.0848 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.0871 ha per square kilometre +2.7%
2022 0.0903 ha per square kilometre +3.6%
2023 0.0903 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0903 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 1933.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +36.0% 0.0628 ha per square kilometre 0.0854 ha per square kilometre
1993 +28.1% 0.0315 ha per square kilometre 0.0403 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0441 ha per square kilometre 0.0315 ha per square kilometre 0.0619 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0761 ha per square kilometre 0.0626 ha per square kilometre 0.0854 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0847 ha per square kilometre 0.0845 ha per square kilometre 0.0849 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0882 ha per square kilometre 0.0848 ha per square kilometre 0.0903 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 50 Ethiopia 0.1093 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 51 Portugal 0.1056 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 52 Fiji 0.0957 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 54 Romania 0.0842 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0841 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 56 Italy 0.0821 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0903 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0903 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Suriname ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.