Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0801 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0801 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.1962 ha per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 ha per person, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 55th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0966 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0977 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0941 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1057 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0895 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0993 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1003 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0891 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1035 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1028 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0945 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.114 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 0.113 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1218 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1249 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1294 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1451 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1563 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1735 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1892 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1931 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.194 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1962 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1939 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.192 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1796 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1732 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1713 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1264 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.145 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1648 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1402 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1425 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1432 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1409 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1195 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1097 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1039 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1045 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0807 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0954 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0878 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0843 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0793 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0813 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1003 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0974 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0913 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1024 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1082 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1019 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1068 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0999 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0939 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0945 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.092 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0786 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0826 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0801 ha per person | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0969 ha per person | 0.0891 ha per person | 0.1057 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1205 ha per person | 0.0945 ha per person | 0.1563 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1856 ha per person | 0.1713 ha per person | 0.1962 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1336 ha per person | 0.1039 ha per person | 0.1648 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0905 ha per person | 0.0793 ha per person | 0.1045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1004 ha per person | 0.0913 ha per person | 0.1082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0856 ha per person | 0.0786 ha per person | 0.0945 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname was 0.0801 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1962 ha per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.