Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0906 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.0906 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -54.2% |
| 1995 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | +135.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0773 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | +48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +67.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0957 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.102 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0979 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0906 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 34.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0906 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 64.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +135.7% | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0564 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0416 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0702 tonnes per person | 0.0476 tonnes per person | 0.1184 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0943 tonnes per person | 0.0866 tonnes per person | 0.102 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Suriname was 0.0906 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1184 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.