Suriname rankings 2026: where Suriname places in 50 global Top 10s
Suriname is #1 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 10 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Suriname compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 50 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland, where it is measured at 38.77 kg per hectare (Pesticide use) as of 2026-11-02. Suriname holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 10 rankings.
Where Suriname is number one
Suriname leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland: 38.77 kg per hectare (Pesticide use), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Antigua and Barbuda with 36.59 kg per hectare.
Top 10 finishes
Suriname is inside the top 10 of 9 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows with 45.06 % of GDP, behind Malta (170.05 % of GDP) and ahead of Cayman Islands. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) with 74.36 % of total agricultural land, behind Bangladesh (89.04 % of total agricultural land) and ahead of Pakistan. Our World in Data, 2026-10-31.
- #2 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person with 2.89 kg per person per year, behind Philippines (3.3 kg per person per year) and ahead of Trinidad and Tobago. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Most forested countries with 91.54 % of land, behind Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (92.07 % of land) and ahead of Gabon. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #3 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland with 252.58 kg per hectare, behind Turkmenistan (312.98 kg per hectare) and ahead of Uzbekistan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person with 39.47 kg per person per year, behind Trinidad and Tobago (52.43 kg per person per year) and ahead of Philippines. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person with 158.9k cubic metres per person, behind Guyana (293.3k cubic metres per person) and ahead of Bhutan. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry with 19.19 %, behind Greenland (22.26 %) and ahead of Guyana. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income with 129.11 %, behind Senegal (150.69 %) and ahead of Mauritius. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Suriname by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Suriname holds 18 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (2.89 kg per person per year), #2 of 50 in Most forested countries (91.54 % of land), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person (39.47 kg per person per year) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (158.9k cubic metres per person). 14 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Suriname holds 11 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (38.77 kg per hectare), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (74.36 % of total agricultural land), #3 of 50 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland (252.58 kg per hectare) and #4 of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (19.19 %). 7 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Suriname holds 11 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (45.06 % of GDP), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income (129.11 %), #16 of 50 in Countries by trade in services (84.22 % of GDP) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults (1,792.64 per 1,000 adults). 7 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Suriname holds 8 positions: #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation (2,331 mm per year), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city (40.2 %), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools (33.75 %) and #41 of 41 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies (1 years). 4 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Suriname holds 1 position: #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates (0.24 per 100,000 people).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Suriname holds 1 position: #36 of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (142.12 per 100 people).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Suriname moved in 47 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Most forested countries (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #3 in Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #16 in Countries by trade in services (2026-10-28).
Where Suriname ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Suriname's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (22 %), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP (9.59 % of GDP) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (35.9 % of population). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Suriname
- #1 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland · 38.77 kg per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows · 45.06 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 74.36 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 2.89 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Most forested countries · 91.54 % of land · 2026-10-28
- #3 of 50 · Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland · 252.58 kg per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 39.47 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 158.9k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 19.19 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 129.11 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 23.19 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #16 of 50 · Countries by trade in services · 84.22 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 2,331 mm per year · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates · 0.24 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults · 1,792.64 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 108.1 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy · 19.83 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · 7.93 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city · 40.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 25.06 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 9.21 % · 2026-10-28
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare · 262.18 kg per hectare of arable land · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.39 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 33.75 % · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person · 4.64 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 2.01 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people · 142.12 per 100 people · 2026-10-28
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 6.51 months of imports · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 0.17 % · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 22.7 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.27 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 1,677 tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries by net errors and omissions · 824.22 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #41 of 41 · Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · 1 years · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest forest area · 146.74 thousand sq. km · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of the world's forest · 0.35 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 1.65 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person · 8.89 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 6.52 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 2 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 0.6 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 0.14 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 26.24 °C · 2026-10-29
- #47 of 50 · Countries eating the most poultry per person · 36.64 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 46.73 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 4.45 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 35.9 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 2.18 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals · 22 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 9.59 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Suriname's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Suriname
What is Suriname's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland, with 38.77 kg per hectare (Pesticide use) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Suriname?
50 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.
Is Suriname in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 10 rankings, including #1 in Countries using the most pesticides per hectare of cropland, #2 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows and #2 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share).
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.