New Zealand vs Suriname: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

New Zealand
51,000 tonnes
in 2023
Suriname
57,000 tonnes
in 2023
New Zealand rank
71st
Suriname rank
68th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

  • New Zealand
  • Suriname
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 57,000 tonnes against 51,000 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 6,000 tonnes.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 68th of 181 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 2,889 tonnes 0 tonnes 2,889 tonnes New Zealand
1970s 3,600 tonnes 0 tonnes 3,600 tonnes New Zealand
1980s 7,700 tonnes 3,200 tonnes 4,500 tonnes New Zealand
1990s 12,500 tonnes 9,900 tonnes 2,600 tonnes New Zealand
2000s 36,800 tonnes 11,200 tonnes 25,600 tonnes New Zealand
2010s 64,600 tonnes 40,800 tonnes 23,800 tonnes New Zealand
2020s 61,500 tonnes 58,500 tonnes 3,000 tonnes New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, New Zealand or Suriname?
Suriname, at 57,000 tonnes against 51,000 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between New Zealand and Suriname?
6,000 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
New Zealand ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 68th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.