FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Suriname
Suriname: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 88.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Suriname stood at 88.92 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Suriname peaked at 92.12 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.85 %, in 2016.
That places Suriname 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.12 % | — |
| 2001 | 91.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 91.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.78 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.49 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.81 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.85 % | -48.4% |
| 2017 | 88.82 % | +93.7% |
| 2018 | 88.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.15 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.92 % | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 88.92 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.89 %, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 88.92 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.88 %, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +93.7% | 45.85 % | 88.82 % |
| 2016 | -48.4% | 88.81 % | 45.85 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.16 % | 89.78 % | 92.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.58 % | 45.85 % | 89.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.03 % | 88.92 % | 89.15 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 20 Ethiopia 92.83 % compare
- 21 Burundi 89.31 % compare
- 23 Mozambique 88.9 % compare
- 24 Uganda 87.31 % compare
- 25 Madagascar 87.17 % 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 fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Suriname?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Suriname was 88.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.12 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.85 % in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Suriname ranks 22nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.