Barbados vs Suriname: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
59.0%
in 2023
Suriname
58.2%
in 2023
Barbados rank
101st
Suriname rank
104th
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 59.0% against 58.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and Suriname ranks 104th of 192 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 87.2% | 6.3% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 63.6% | 69.6% | 6.0% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 64.6% | 22.7% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 58.9% | 19.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 58.4% | 16.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 58.4% | 7.3% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 57.1% | 0.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 59.0% against 58.2% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 101st and Suriname ranks 104th of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.