Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Suriname
Suriname: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 219 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Suriname stood at 219 ha.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Suriname peaked at 1,675 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 174 ha, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 77th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,644 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,675 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1,656 ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,628 ha | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,564 ha | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,589 ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1,583 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,618 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1,417 ha | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 1,392 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 1,243 ha | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 1,160 ha | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 1,198 ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,200 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,105 ha | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1,100 ha | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 973 ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1,097 ha | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 1,339 ha | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 1,236 ha | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 1,104 ha | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 1,206 ha | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 1,208 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,342 ha | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1,310 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1,280 ha | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,308 ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,304 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,584 ha | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 1,421 ha | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 1,423 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,416 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,260 ha | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1,146 ha | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 1,148 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,126 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,074 ha | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,082 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,078 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,036 ha | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 962 ha | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 820 ha | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 690 ha | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 781 ha | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 777 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 771 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 813 ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 822 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 570 ha | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 467 ha | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 953 ha | +104.1% |
| 2014 | 1,099 ha | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 1,081 ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,095 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,103 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,109 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,070 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,080 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 726 ha | -32.8% |
| 2022 | 175 ha | -75.9% |
| 2023 | 174 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 219 ha | +25.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 219 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 219 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 8% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +104.1% | 467 ha | 953 ha |
| 2022 | -75.9% | 726 ha | 175 ha |
| 2021 | -32.8% | 1,080 ha | 726 ha |
| 2011 | -30.7% | 822 ha | 570 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,597 ha | 1,417 ha | 1,675 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,147 ha | 973 ha | 1,392 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,243 ha | 1,097 ha | 1,342 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,290 ha | 1,074 ha | 1,584 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 881 ha | 690 ha | 1,082 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 936.9 ha | 467 ha | 1,109 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 474.8 ha | 174 ha | 1,080 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Suriname?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Suriname was 219 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,675 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 ha in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Suriname ranks 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.