Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname

Suriname: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0172 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0172 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0173 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0087 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.01 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.01 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.011 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.011 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.012 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.012 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.012 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.012 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.013 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.017 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.017 ha per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.0172 ha per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0173 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Suriname 56th 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.

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0087 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0087 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0087 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0094 ha per square kilometre +7.3%
1994 0.0094 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0099 ha per square kilometre +5.5%
1996 0.0104 ha per square kilometre +5.6%
1997 0.0107 ha per square kilometre +2.9%
1998 0.0109 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
1999 0.012 ha per square kilometre +9.9%
2000 0.0122 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
2001 0.0125 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2002 0.0125 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.0125 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2004 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +38.2%
2005 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0173 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.0172 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2008 0.0172 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0173 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0172 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0168 ha per square kilometre -2.3%
2020 0.0168 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0171 ha per square kilometre +1.5%
2022 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.0172 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0172 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 115590.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Grassland 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 +38.2% 0.0125 ha per square kilometre 0.0173 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0099 ha per square kilometre 0.0087 ha per square kilometre 0.012 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0153 ha per square kilometre 0.0122 ha per square kilometre 0.0173 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0172 ha per square kilometre 0.0168 ha per square kilometre 0.0173 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0171 ha per square kilometre 0.0168 ha per square kilometre 0.0172 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 53 Canada 0.0177 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Papua New Guinea 0.0175 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 Costa Rica 0.0175 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Guinea 0.0135 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 South Africa 0.0128 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Romania 0.0116 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0172 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0173 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Suriname ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland 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.

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

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Indicator
Grassland 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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Grassland 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.