Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0792 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0792 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.1962 hectares per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 hectares per person, in 2022.
Suriname ranks 66th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0966 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0977 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0941 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1057 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0895 hectares per person | -15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0993 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1035 hectares per person | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1028 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0945 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.114 hectares per person | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 0.113 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1218 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1249 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1294 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1451 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1563 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1735 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1892 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1931 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.194 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1962 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1939 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.192 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1796 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1732 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1264 hectares per person | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.145 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1648 hectares per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1425 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1432 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1409 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1097 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1039 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0881 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1045 hectares per person | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0807 hectares per person | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 hectares per person | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0954 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0878 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0793 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0813 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0974 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0913 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1024 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1082 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1019 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1068 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0939 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0945 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.092 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0786 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0792 hectares per person | +0.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0792 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0792 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242 hectares per person, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0969 hectares per person | 0.0891 hectares per person | 0.1057 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1205 hectares per person | 0.0945 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1856 hectares per person | 0.1713 hectares per person | 0.1962 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1039 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0905 hectares per person | 0.0793 hectares per person | 0.1045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1004 hectares per person | 0.0913 hectares per person | 0.1082 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0861 hectares per person | 0.0786 hectares per person | 0.0945 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Suriname was 0.0792 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1962 hectares per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Suriname ranks 66th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.