Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3103 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3103 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
46th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4681 ha per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.1597 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname is 0.3103 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.4681 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1597 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Suriname 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1714 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1886 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1829 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2198 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2022 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2438 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2502 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2763 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2959 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3015 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3096 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3439 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3667 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4047 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4412 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4521 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4569 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4658 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4666 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4681 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4433 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4331 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4352 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.324 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3743 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4283 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3653 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3739 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3825 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3847 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3124 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3019 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2616 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3164 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2495 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3266 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3054 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2839 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2622 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.272 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3395 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3336 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3547 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3201 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3631 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3876 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3691 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3695 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3504 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.375 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3603 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3543 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.305 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3103 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.3103 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.3103 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2905 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1902 ha per square kilometre | 0.1597 ha per square kilometre | 0.2198 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2901 ha per square kilometre | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | 0.3667 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4467 ha per square kilometre | 0.4047 ha per square kilometre | 0.4681 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3581 ha per square kilometre | 0.3019 ha per square kilometre | 0.4283 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2893 ha per square kilometre | 0.2495 ha per square kilometre | 0.3395 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3614 ha per square kilometre | 0.3201 ha per square kilometre | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3325 ha per square kilometre | 0.305 ha per square kilometre | 0.3603 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.3103 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4681 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1597 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested 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.