What is the highest surface area recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 163,820 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 163,820 sq. km in 1961.

How does Suriname rank for surface area?

Suriname ranks 91st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Suriname

Name: Surface area in Suriname
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Suriname: Surface area was 163,820 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

163,820 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

91st

of 216 countries

All-time high

163,820 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

163,820 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Suriname, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Suriname stood at 163,820 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Suriname peaked at 163,820 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 163,820 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Suriname 91st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	9
1970s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	10
1980s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	10
1990s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	10
2000s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	10
2010s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	10
2020s	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Suriname

88 Syria 185,180 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 181,040 sq. km compare
90 Uruguay 176,220 sq. km compare
92 Tunisia 163,610 sq. km compare
93 Bangladesh 147,570 sq. km compare
94 Nepal 147,180 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname

Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Rural population 34.2% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
Rural population 218,901 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 299.02 million current US$ (2024)
Land under cereal production 49,813 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 4,079 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 203,185 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Suriname?: Surface area in Suriname was 163,820 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 163,820 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 163,820 sq. km in 1961.
How does Suriname rank for surface area?: Suriname ranks 91st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.