Corn: Yield gap in Suriname
Suriname: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 0 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Suriname peaked at 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
That places Suriname 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +135.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7978 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +59.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9867 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.145 tonnes per hectare | -85.3% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare. (36 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +135.6% | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2263 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.9867 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 corn: yield gap in Suriname?
- Corn: yield gap in Suriname was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for corn: yield gap?
- Suriname ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.