Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Suriname
Suriname: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 72.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Suriname is 72.99, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Suriname peaked at 103.52 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.75, in 1961.
That places Suriname 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.75 | — |
| 1962 | 31.92 | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 31.81 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 33.23 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 40.16 | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 42.62 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 49 | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 50.33 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 49.59 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 53.36 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 52.62 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 48.6 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 56.26 | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 55.33 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 61.06 | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 58.75 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 61.76 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 67.27 | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 70.97 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 76.73 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 82.87 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 86.18 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 79.53 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 89.09 | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 91.18 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 89.11 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 85.99 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 88.19 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 89.32 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 80.35 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 88.12 | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 92.38 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 83.31 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 78.6 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 78.54 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.43 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 76.62 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 66.55 | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 68.34 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 64.09 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 70 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 57.47 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 62.33 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65.24 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 67.68 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 72.51 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 77.4 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 77.37 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.48 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 92.07 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 90.63 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 91.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.61 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 101.66 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 100.14 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 103.52 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 97.93 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 94.72 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 85.81 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 87.87 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 68.79 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 74.69 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 72.99 | -2.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 72.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106.78, 68% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 72.99 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104.63, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.6 | 27.75 | 50.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.6 | 48.6 | 70.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.82 | 76.73 | 91.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.92 | 66.55 | 92.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.36 | 57.47 | 89.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.88 | 90.63 | 103.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.03 | 68.79 | 87.87 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0711 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0961 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Suriname?
- Food — gross production index number in Suriname was 72.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 103.52 in 2017.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.75 in 1961.
- How does Suriname rank for food — gross production index number?
- Suriname ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.