Crops · dekad 2026-10-21

Suriname

2 of 7 crop regions in Suriname are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 2, on a recent average of 0.25.

Vegetation, cumulativethe harvest measure2of 7
Vegetation, current0of 7
Water satisfaction7of 7
Rainfall, 3-month7of 7
Temperature1of 7

What moved, and when

Each square is one dekad, and its shade shows how many of this country’s crop regions stood at their own worst on record for that point in the season. Rows are ordered by how much time each instrument summarises, shortest first, because a shorter window can move sooner. That order is fixed and is the same on every country page.

Vegetation, currentthis dekad
Soil moisturethis dekad
Temperaturethis dekad
Rainfall, 3-monththe past 3 months
Vegetation, cumulativethe season so far, from sowing
Water satisfactionthe season so far, as a water balance
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
none at a recordone regionfewer than a thirda third to three quartersmost or alltoo few regions reporting to saynot reported
What connects these rows

Nothing we can show. The driver is not identified here. This section says what moved and when. It never says because.

These 25 dekads were picked rather than derived. A shorter window changes which peak looks like the first, and a sequence visible inside a window may not exist outside it.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

worst on record (joint) of 26 years at this point in the season

The joint most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together, level with 2023

2023202620012026

What the instruments say

The canopy is in its worst third, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative-0.823rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.983rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.40lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 2 dekads behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.3 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they can disagree: a region can sit at a record low on vegetation while water or rainfall sits in its best third. 37 of the 238 regions at a record low on current vegetation have water or rainfall sitting in its own best third at the same moment, about one in six. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Suriname, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterBrokopondoWanicaSipaliwiniSaramaccaNickerieCoronieParamaribo

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Brokopondo

-3.68 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-3.68lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-2.482nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction54%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.78lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature28.7 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Wanica

-2.03 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

20012026
Vegetation, cumulative-2.03lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.0612th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction56%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.68lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 2 dekads behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.2 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Sipaliwini

-1.17 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-1.173rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-2.092nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.77lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 2 dekads behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.9 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Saramacca

-0.40 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.408th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.183rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction51%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.94lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 2 dekads behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.1 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Nickerie

-0.21 6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative-0.216th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.793rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction46%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.25lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad. Its newest observation is 2 dekads behind the crop-outcome instrument.
Temperature28.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Coronie

+0.06 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+0.0614th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.3716th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction53%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.10lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature28.1 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Paramaribo

+1.71 26th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, cumulative+1.7126th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.617th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-3.32lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature28.0 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com