Groundnut yields in Suriname
Suriname: Groundnut yields was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.7448 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2.01 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Suriname peaked at 3.85 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7448 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places Suriname 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9866 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9983 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9894 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9773 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8632 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9551 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7835 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9034 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9283 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9618 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9607 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9626 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | +156.4% |
| 2023 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -48.0% |
| 2024 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +156.4% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9866 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8632 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | 0.7448 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Suriname?
- Groundnut yields in Suriname was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7448 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for groundnut yields?
- Suriname ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.