Cassava, fresh — Yield in Suriname
Suriname: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 23,194 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — yield in Suriname is 23,194 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Suriname peaked at 29,861 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,994 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Suriname 10th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,309 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,592 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 8,494 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 7,680 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 8,628 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 6,324 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 5,500 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 5,512 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,391 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 7,758 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 6,645 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 6,897 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 6,717 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 6,535 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 5,415 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 6,200 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 5,640 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 7,642 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1979 | 6,995 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 7,281 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 2,994 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 1982 | 7,222 kg/ha | +141.2% |
| 1983 | 6,423 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 6,460 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6,593 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,014 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 1987 | 14,018 kg/ha | +249.3% |
| 1988 | 11,814 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 11,735 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 12,564 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 15,444 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 14,414 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 13,008 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 13,504 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 14,946 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 16,976 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 16,265 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 11,008 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 16,780 kg/ha | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 15,838 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 19,758 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 18,724 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 21,170 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 20,488 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 19,762 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 20,000 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 25,471 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 25,165 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 27,683 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 25,256 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 22,836 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 24,196 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 29,861 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 27,957 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 25,340 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 26,028 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 26,874 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 28,368 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 27,599 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25,843 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 26,440 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18,674 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 20,877 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 23,194 kg/ha | +11.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 23,194 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,401 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 23,194 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,632 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +249.3% | 4,014 kg/ha | 14,018 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +141.2% | 2,994 kg/ha | 7,222 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,270 kg/ha | 5,500 kg/ha | 8,628 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,644 kg/ha | 5,415 kg/ha | 7,758 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,855 kg/ha | 2,994 kg/ha | 14,018 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,491 kg/ha | 11,008 kg/ha | 16,976 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,406 kg/ha | 15,838 kg/ha | 27,683 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,432 kg/ha | 22,836 kg/ha | 29,861 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,006 kg/ha | 18,674 kg/ha | 26,440 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 7 Malawi 25,500 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 10,696 kg/ha compare
- 7 Micronesia 10,696 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bahamas 25,020 kg/ha compare
- 9 Cambodia 23,840 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 20,937 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,153 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,128 kg/ha compare
- 12 Jamaica 20,310 kg/ha compare
- 13 Thailand 20,161 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 6,417 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — yield in Suriname?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Suriname was 23,194 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 29,861 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,994 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Suriname ranks 10th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.