Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname stood at 7.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname peaked at 10.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
That places Suriname 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +45.5% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 7.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.1%, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +45.5% | 5.7% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname?
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) in Suriname was 7.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment)?
- Suriname ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).