Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 1.43 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.43 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
123rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
1.88 t per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.4535 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Suriname is 1.43 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 1.88 t per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4535 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Suriname 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4535 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5005 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4711 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5566 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6313 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6148 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7477 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7243 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7086 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9071 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8511 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7683 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1974 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 1.88 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 1.88 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 1.87 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.87 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9792 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.73 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2023 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.43 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02 t per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.43 t per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.33 t per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6009 t per square kilometre | 0.4535 t per square kilometre | 0.7477 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 0.7683 t per square kilometre | 1.47 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 t per square kilometre | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 1.88 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 1.12 t per square kilometre | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 0.9792 t per square kilometre | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 1.8 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 t per square kilometre | 1.15 t per square kilometre | 1.64 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 120 Costa Rica 1.63 t per square kilometre compare
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 t per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 1.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Grenada 1.15 t per square kilometre compare
- 125 Jordan 0.8938 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Yemen 0.8433 t per square kilometre compare
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, primary — production, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Suriname was 1.43 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 t per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4535 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.