Grassland organic soils — Area in Suriname

Suriname: Grassland organic soils — Area was 2,761 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,761 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,777 ha
in 2005
All-time low
1,402 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 1.4k ha1991: 1.4k ha1992: 1.4k ha1993: 1.5k ha1994: 1.5k ha1995: 1.6k ha1996: 1.7k ha1997: 1.7k ha1998: 1.7k ha1999: 1.9k ha2000: 2.0k ha2001: 2.0k ha2002: 2.0k ha2003: 2.0k ha2004: 2.8k ha2005: 2.8k ha2006: 2.8k ha2007: 2.8k ha2008: 2.8k ha2009: 2.8k ha2010: 2.8k ha2011: 2.8k ha2012: 2.8k ha2013: 2.8k ha2014: 2.8k ha2015: 2.8k ha2016: 2.8k ha2017: 2.8k ha2018: 2.8k ha2019: 2.7k ha2020: 2.7k ha2021: 2.7k ha2022: 2.8k ha2023: 2.8k ha2024: 2.8k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Suriname is 2,761 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Suriname peaked at 2,777 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,402 ha, in 1990.

Suriname ranks 65th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Grassland organic soils — Area in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Suriname, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 1,402 ha
1991 1,402 ha +0.0%
1992 1,402 ha +0.0%
1993 1,504 ha +7.3%
1994 1,504 ha +0.0%
1995 1,587 ha +5.5%
1996 1,676 ha +5.6%
1997 1,725 ha +2.9%
1998 1,748 ha +1.3%
1999 1,920 ha +9.9%
2000 1,965 ha +2.3%
2001 1,999 ha +1.7%
2002 2,003 ha +0.2%
2003 2,008 ha +0.3%
2004 2,774 ha +38.2%
2005 2,777 ha +0.1%
2006 2,773 ha -0.2%
2007 2,768 ha -0.2%
2008 2,768 ha -0.0%
2009 2,768 ha +0.0%
2010 2,768 ha +0.0%
2011 2,770 ha +0.1%
2012 2,770 ha +0.0%
2013 2,770 ha +0.0%
2014 2,761 ha -0.3%
2015 2,761 ha +0.0%
2016 2,761 ha +0.0%
2017 2,766 ha +0.2%
2018 2,766 ha +0.0%
2019 2,701 ha -2.3%
2020 2,701 ha +0.0%
2021 2,743 ha +1.5%
2022 2,761 ha +0.7%
2023 2,761 ha +0.0%
2024 2,761 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,587 ha 1,402 ha 1,920 ha 10
2000s 2,460 ha 1,965 ha 2,777 ha 10
2010s 2,760 ha 2,701 ha 2,770 ha 10
2020s 2,745 ha 2,701 ha 2,761 ha 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 62 Czechia 3,082 ha compare
  2. 63 Belize 2,896 ha compare
  3. 64 Belgium 2,836 ha compare
  4. 66 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,742 ha compare
  5. 67 Romania 2,658 ha compare
  6. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,553 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Suriname?
Grassland organic soils — area in Suriname was 2,761 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 2,777 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1,402 ha in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Suriname ranks 65th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland 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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