Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 56,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
56,000 tonnes
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
174th
of 192 countries
All-time high
83,000 tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
17,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname is 56,000 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname peaked at 83,000 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Suriname ranks 174th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 19,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 21,000 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 24,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 28,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 30,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 29,000 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 33,000 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 33,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29,000 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 33,000 tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 24,000 tonnes | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 43,000 tonnes | +79.2% |
| 1976 | 39,000 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 55,000 tonnes | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 60,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 58,000 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 57,000 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 55,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 54,000 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 55,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 52,000 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 50,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 64,000 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1987 | 39,000 tonnes | -39.1% |
| 1988 | 43,000 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 53,000 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 61,000 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 49,000 tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 55,000 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 42,000 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 38,000 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 34,000 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 24,000 tonnes | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 40,000 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 41,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 40,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 43,000 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 46,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 45,000 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 51,000 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 50,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 50,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 41,000 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 53,000 tonnes | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 80,000 tonnes | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 73,000 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 50,000 tonnes | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 55,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 83,000 tonnes | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 68,000 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 64,000 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 64,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73,000 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 64,000 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 55,000 tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 52,000 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 65,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 56,000 tonnes | -13.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 56,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 56,000 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 968,000 tonnes, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,556 tonnes | 17,000 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,700 tonnes | 24,000 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,200 tonnes | 39,000 tonnes | 64,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,400 tonnes | 24,000 tonnes | 61,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,000 tonnes | 41,000 tonnes | 53,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,400 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 83,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,000 tonnes | 52,000 tonnes | 65,000 tonnes | 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Suriname was 56,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 83,000 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Suriname ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.