Cereal yields in Suriname
Suriname: Cereal yields was 4.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.45 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Suriname peaked at 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.71 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Suriname 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 53 Switzerland 4.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 South Africa 4.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 4.46 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Colombia 4.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 Lithuania 4.39 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Venezuela 4.31 tonnes per hectare 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 49,813 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Suriname?
- Cereal yields in Suriname was 4.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Suriname rank for cereal yields?
- Suriname ranks 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.