Corn yields in Suriname
Suriname: Corn yields was 4.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: 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 4.02 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Suriname peaked at 5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Suriname 78th out of 170 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 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 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 corn yields in Suriname?
- Corn yields in Suriname was 4.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for corn yields?
- Suriname ranks 78th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.