FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Suriname
Suriname: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS was 16.13 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Suriname is 16.13 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Suriname peaked at 67.15 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.92 %, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.21 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.48 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.82 % | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 22.08 % | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 21.89 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.63 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.94 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.45 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 24.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 23.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.28 % | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 21.43 % | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 20.63 % | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 20.86 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.49 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.44 % | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 67.15 % | +245.4% |
| 2017 | 18.5 % | -72.4% |
| 2018 | 18.37 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 18.11 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.94 % | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.25 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 16.13 % | +1.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16.13 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.2 %, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16.13 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.11 %, 21% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +245.4% | 19.44 % | 67.15 % |
| 2017 | -72.4% | 67.15 % | 18.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.65 % | 20.82 % | 24.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.73 % | 18.11 % | 67.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 % | 15.92 % | 16.94 % | 4 |
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 fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Suriname?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs in Suriname was 16.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 67.15 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.92 % in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs?
- Suriname ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total afs rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS employment — Female — 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.