Suriname - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Suriname was 62,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 28,000 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,000 |
| 1962 | 29,000 |
| 1963 | 29,000 |
| 1964 | 32,000 |
| 1965 | 32,000 |
| 1966 | 31,000 |
| 1967 | 30,000 |
| 1968 | 30,000 |
| 1969 | 30,000 |
| 1970 | 30,000 |
| 1971 | 33,000 |
| 1972 | 33,000 |
| 1973 | 35,000 |
| 1974 | 35,000 |
| 1975 | 35,000 |
| 1976 | 35,000 |
| 1977 | 36,000 |
| 1978 | 36,000 |
| 1979 | 37,000 |
| 1980 | 40,000 |
| 1981 | 43,000 |
| 1982 | 46,000 |
| 1983 | 48,000 |
| 1984 | 50,000 |
| 1985 | 52,000 |
| 1986 | 54,000 |
| 1987 | 57,000 |
| 1988 | 57,000 |
| 1989 | 57,000 |
| 1990 | 57,000 |
| 1991 | 57,000 |
| 1992 | 57,000 |
| 1993 | 57,000 |
| 1994 | 57,000 |
| 1995 | 57,000 |
| 1996 | 57,000 |
| 1997 | 57,000 |
| 1998 | 57,000 |
| 1999 | 57,000 |
| 2000 | 57,000 |
| 2001 | 57,000 |
| 2002 | 45,000 |
| 2003 | 55,000 |
| 2004 | 53,000 |
| 2005 | 49,000 |
| 2006 | 49,000 |
| 2007 | 46,000 |
| 2008 | 47,000 |
| 2009 | 58,000 |
| 2010 | 55,000 |
| 2011 | 58,000 |
| 2012 | 52,000 |
| 2013 | 60,000 |
| 2014 | 65,000 |
| 2015 | 65,000 |
| 2016 | 65,000 |
| 2017 | 62,000 |
| 2018 | 62,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Suriname was 0.108 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.150 in 1987 and a minimum value of 0.082 in 1970.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.095 |
| 1962 | 0.095 |
| 1963 | 0.093 |
| 1964 | 0.100 |
| 1965 | 0.097 |
| 1966 | 0.092 |
| 1967 | 0.086 |
| 1968 | 0.084 |
| 1969 | 0.083 |
| 1970 | 0.082 |
| 1971 | 0.089 |
| 1972 | 0.090 |
| 1973 | 0.096 |
| 1974 | 0.097 |
| 1975 | 0.097 |
| 1976 | 0.098 |
| 1977 | 0.101 |
| 1978 | 0.101 |
| 1979 | 0.103 |
| 1980 | 0.111 |
| 1981 | 0.119 |
| 1982 | 0.127 |
| 1983 | 0.132 |
| 1984 | 0.137 |
| 1985 | 0.141 |
| 1986 | 0.144 |
| 1987 | 0.150 |
| 1988 | 0.147 |
| 1989 | 0.144 |
| 1990 | 0.141 |
| 1991 | 0.138 |
| 1992 | 0.136 |
| 1993 | 0.133 |
| 1994 | 0.131 |
| 1995 | 0.129 |
| 1996 | 0.127 |
| 1997 | 0.126 |
| 1998 | 0.124 |
| 1999 | 0.122 |
| 2000 | 0.121 |
| 2001 | 0.120 |
| 2002 | 0.093 |
| 2003 | 0.113 |
| 2004 | 0.107 |
| 2005 | 0.098 |
| 2006 | 0.097 |
| 2007 | 0.090 |
| 2008 | 0.091 |
| 2009 | 0.111 |
| 2010 | 0.104 |
| 2011 | 0.108 |
| 2012 | 0.096 |
| 2013 | 0.110 |
| 2014 | 0.117 |
| 2015 | 0.116 |
| 2016 | 0.115 |
| 2017 | 0.109 |
| 2018 | 0.108 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Suriname was 0.397 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.417 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.179 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.179 |
| 1962 | 0.186 |
| 1963 | 0.186 |
| 1964 | 0.205 |
| 1965 | 0.205 |
| 1966 | 0.199 |
| 1967 | 0.192 |
| 1968 | 0.192 |
| 1969 | 0.192 |
| 1970 | 0.192 |
| 1971 | 0.212 |
| 1972 | 0.212 |
| 1973 | 0.224 |
| 1974 | 0.224 |
| 1975 | 0.224 |
| 1976 | 0.224 |
| 1977 | 0.231 |
| 1978 | 0.231 |
| 1979 | 0.237 |
| 1980 | 0.256 |
| 1981 | 0.276 |
| 1982 | 0.295 |
| 1983 | 0.308 |
| 1984 | 0.321 |
| 1985 | 0.333 |
| 1986 | 0.346 |
| 1987 | 0.365 |
| 1988 | 0.365 |
| 1989 | 0.365 |
| 1990 | 0.365 |
| 1991 | 0.365 |
| 1992 | 0.365 |
| 1993 | 0.365 |
| 1994 | 0.365 |
| 1995 | 0.365 |
| 1996 | 0.365 |
| 1997 | 0.365 |
| 1998 | 0.365 |
| 1999 | 0.365 |
| 2000 | 0.365 |
| 2001 | 0.365 |
| 2002 | 0.288 |
| 2003 | 0.353 |
| 2004 | 0.340 |
| 2005 | 0.314 |
| 2006 | 0.314 |
| 2007 | 0.295 |
| 2008 | 0.301 |
| 2009 | 0.372 |
| 2010 | 0.353 |
| 2011 | 0.372 |
| 2012 | 0.333 |
| 2013 | 0.385 |
| 2014 | 0.417 |
| 2015 | 0.417 |
| 2016 | 0.417 |
| 2017 | 0.397 |
| 2018 | 0.397 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
