Infant food — Food supply in Suriname
Suriname: Infant food — Food supply was 20.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Infant food — Food supply in Suriname, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant food — food supply in Suriname is 20.85 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 273.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant food — food supply in Suriname peaked at 20.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.58 kcal/cap/d, in 2017.
That places Suriname 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant food — Food supply in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 kcal/cap/d | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.58 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.58 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.25 kcal/cap/d | +83.7% |
| 2020 | 10.44 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.75 kcal/cap/d | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.12 kcal/cap/d | +87.2% |
| 2023 | 20.85 kcal/cap/d | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1 kcal/cap/d | 5.58 kcal/cap/d | 10.25 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.54 kcal/cap/d | 10.44 kcal/cap/d | 20.85 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 China, Macao SAR 25.33 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Cabo Verde 11.09 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.41 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Polynesia 7.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Malaysia 16.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 2.46 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 French Polynesia 14.77 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.46 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 13.83 kcal/cap/d 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 infant food — food supply in Suriname?
- Infant food — food supply in Suriname was 20.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest infant food — food supply recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest infant food — food supply recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for infant food — food supply?
- Suriname ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant food — food supply rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Infant food — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.