Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0801 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0801 ha per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
55th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1962 ha per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0786 ha per person
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 52 Angola 0.0835 ha per person compare
  2. 53 North Macedonia 0.0818 ha per person compare
  3. 54 Malawi 0.0807 ha per person compare
  4. 56 Austria 0.0791 ha per person compare
  5. 57 Nigeria 0.0785 ha per person compare
  6. 58 Zimbabwe 0.0755 ha per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,156 data points, 1961–2024
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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.