Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Suriname is 0 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0026 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Suriname 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 ha per person | -36.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 ha per person | +40.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per person | -57.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.001 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -44.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 ha per person | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per person | +80.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | +98.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -47.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | +70.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +87.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +57.2% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -72.5% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | +355.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | +20.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +355.8% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Suriname?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Suriname was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.