Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname
Suriname: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
180th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname is 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre, 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?, per square in Suriname peaked at 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Suriname 180th out of 189 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1121 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1184 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1308 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1744 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1869 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1807 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2056 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2056 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1807 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2056 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2679 tonnes per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 1976 | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3738 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3614 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3551 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3364 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.324 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1987 | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2679 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3302 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3053 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2617 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2367 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2492 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2554 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2492 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2679 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2866 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2804 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3177 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3177 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2554 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3302 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4984 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4237 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4548 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3427 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.324 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.405 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1405 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1869 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2536 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3738 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3252 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2642 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1495 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2991 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2554 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3302 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4199 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3551 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.324 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.405 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 177 Ukraine 0.5851 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Guyana 0.5447 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Paraguay 0.4495 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 India 0.3387 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Bolivia 0.3111 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Mongolia 0.3041 tonnes 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Suriname was 0.3489 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Suriname ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.