Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Suriname
Suriname: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 4,079 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Suriname stood at 4,079 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Suriname peaked at 4,879 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,705 kg per hectare, in 1963.
That places Suriname 64th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,763 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,897 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 2,705 kg per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 2,890 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 2,994 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 3,331 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 3,528 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 3,268 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 3,480 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 3,708 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 3,392 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 3,284 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,641 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 3,656 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3,675 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,560 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 4,077 kg per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 4,052 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 4,000 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,960 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,958 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,145 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3,650 kg per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 4,032 kg per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 3,990 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3,986 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,813 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 3,811 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,732 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,765 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3,813 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,795 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,694 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3,627 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3,516 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3,701 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3,981 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 3,756 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 3,719 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,896 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,766 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,921 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,694 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3,559 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3,598 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,129 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 4,253 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4,189 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,209 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,232 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,133 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4,362 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 4,496 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4,433 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,530 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,433 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,879 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 4,868 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,555 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4,319 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 4,638 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3,763 kg per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 4,079 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4,079 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4,079 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,857 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,095 kg per hectare | 2,705 kg per hectare | 3,528 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,705 kg per hectare | 3,284 kg per hectare | 4,077 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,907 kg per hectare | 3,650 kg per hectare | 4,145 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,737 kg per hectare | 3,516 kg per hectare | 3,981 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,921 kg per hectare | 3,559 kg per hectare | 4,253 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,492 kg per hectare | 4,133 kg per hectare | 4,879 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,200 kg per hectare | 3,763 kg per hectare | 4,638 kg per hectare | 4 |
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 cereal yield in Suriname?
- Cereal yield in Suriname was 4,079 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4,879 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,705 kg per hectare in 1963.
- How does Suriname rank for cereal yield?
- Suriname ranks 64th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.