Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 89.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Suriname is 89.99, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Suriname peaked at 438.22 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.99, in 2024.
That places Suriname 105th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 272.32 | — |
| 1962 | 310.11 | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 309.38 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 267.09 | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 214.95 | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 212.71 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 208.75 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 194.59 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 149.98 | -22.9% |
| 1970 | 130.52 | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 145.31 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 135.69 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 159.89 | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 206.87 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 203.98 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 204.5 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 196.92 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 107.31 | -45.5% |
| 1979 | 94.72 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 146.59 | +54.8% |
| 1981 | 196.39 | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 156.36 | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 130.76 | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 165.29 | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 155.57 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 207.58 | +33.4% |
| 1987 | 263.41 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 336 | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 383.86 | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 438.22 | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 397.77 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 395.32 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 354.29 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 325.7 | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 313.81 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 363.65 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 307.03 | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 300.76 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 312.31 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 212.42 | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 213.18 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 206.12 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 182.01 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 179.35 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 177.49 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 164.87 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 140.62 | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 144.11 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 161.26 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 147.19 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 96.94 | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 99.11 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 101.22 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 95.64 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 94.61 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 109.75 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 107.56 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.44 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 98.41 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.36 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.48 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.86 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 93.94 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.99 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237.76 | 149.98 | 310.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 158.57 | 94.72 | 206.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 214.18 | 130.76 | 383.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 350.89 | 300.76 | 438.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 178.14 | 140.62 | 213.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.99 | 94.61 | 147.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.33 | 89.99 | 97.36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Suriname?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Suriname was 89.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 438.22 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.99 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.