Cattle livestock count heads in Suriname
Suriname: Cattle livestock count heads was 28,821 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28,821
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
170th
of 196 countries
All-time high
120,000
in 1999
All-time low
25,000
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle livestock count heads in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 28,821 for cattle livestock count heads in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle livestock count heads in Suriname peaked at 120,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25,000, in 1977.
That places Suriname 170th out of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,449 | 36,119 | 47,200 | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,443 | 25,000 | 41,984 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,136 | 46,213 | 89,335 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,496 | 91,975 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,187 | 38,235 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,185 | 34,341 | 58,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,414 | 28,821 | 36,465 | 5 |
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- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 35,419 compare
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- 171 Martinique 23,900 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 18,180 compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 15,381 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 299.02 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2024)
- Rural population 218,901 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 34.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.77 (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.77 (2024)
- Land under cereal production 49,813 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle livestock count heads in Suriname?
- Cattle livestock count heads in Suriname was 28,821 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle livestock count heads recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,000 in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for cattle livestock count heads?
- Suriname ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle livestock count heads rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle livestock count heads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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