Groundnut yields in Suriname
Suriname: Groundnut yields was 2.01 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 119 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.
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 299.02 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2024)
- Rural population 218,901 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 34.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 49,813 hectares (2023)
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 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.