Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.089 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname is 0.089 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.1631 tonnes per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0547 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Suriname ranks 140th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0606 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0817 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.079 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.087 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0842 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0834 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1099 tonnes per person | +80.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1428 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1573 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1465 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1452 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1361 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1292 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1631 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0983 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1069 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1479 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1181 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1317 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | +63.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0857 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0902 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1007 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0942 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0975 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1455 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0967 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1443 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1169 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1078 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1218 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1057 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0842 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1043 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.089 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.089 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0697 tonnes per person | 0.0599 tonnes per person | 0.0846 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1053 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | 0.1573 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.135 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 0.1631 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 tonnes per person | 0.0547 tonnes per person | 0.1479 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0935 tonnes per person | 0.0763 tonnes per person | 0.1007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1168 tonnes per person | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.1455 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.0842 tonnes per person | 0.1043 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0.091 tonnes per person compare
- 138 France 0.0904 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.0901 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Kenya 0.0859 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 0.0855 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0.0826 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Suriname was 0.089 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1631 tonnes per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0547 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.