Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname
Suriname: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 29,839 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname is 29,839 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname peaked at 120,648 An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25,000 An, in 1977.
That places Suriname 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,188 An | — |
| 1962 | 36,119 An | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 36,905 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 37,489 An | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 40,813 An | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 42,531 An | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 46,996 An | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 47,200 An | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 39,800 An | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 40,200 An | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 37,000 An | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 35,100 An | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 30,500 An | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 28,100 An | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 26,200 An | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 25,850 An | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 25,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 34,495 An | +38.0% |
| 1979 | 41,984 An | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 46,213 An | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 51,230 An | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 53,362 An | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 55,701 An | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 58,092 An | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 60,930 An | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 67,423 An | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 76,852 An | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 84,402 An | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 89,910 An | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 92,540 An | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 93,180 An | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 97,020 An | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 97,786 An | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 99,710 An | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 102,722 An | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 98,670 An | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 97,735 An | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 111,540 An | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 120,648 An | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 110,425 An | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 90,396 An | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 41,545 An | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 39,795 An | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 43,498 An | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 38,650 An | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 44,047 An | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 44,617 An | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 49,625 An | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 54,447 An | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 58,871 An | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 56,005 An | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 57,855 An | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 46,803 An | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 36,955 An | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 38,485 An | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 36,549 An | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 36,839 An | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35,246 An | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 36,294 An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37,366 An | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36,753 An | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 35,113 An | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 33,236 An | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 29,839 An | -10.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 29,839 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 918,057 An, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 29,839 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 million An, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,449 An | 36,119 An | 47,200 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,443 An | 25,000 An | 41,984 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,412 An | 46,213 An | 89,910 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,155 An | 92,540 An | 120,648 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,704 An | 38,650 An | 110,425 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,990 An | 35,246 An | 58,871 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,461 An | 29,839 An | 37,366 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname was 29,839 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 120,648 An in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 An in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.