Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Suriname
Suriname: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 1,000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals in Suriname is 1,000 An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Suriname peaked at 11,500 An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,000 An, in 2020.
That places Suriname 171st out of 185 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.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Suriname, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,150 An | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 5,700 An | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 5,900 An | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 7,300 An | +23.7% |
| 1967 | 7,600 An | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 7,400 An | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 6,900 An | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 6,673 An | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 5,720 An | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 5,463 An | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 4,327 An | -20.8% |
| 1974 | 5,133 An | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 5,150 An | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 4,950 An | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 4,990 An | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5,178 An | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 5,743 An | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 6,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 6,350 An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 5,700 An | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 6,250 An | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 6,835 An | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 6,282 An | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 6,804 An | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 6,914 An | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8,104 An | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 9,032 An | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 9,250 An | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 8,805 An | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 9,560 An | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 10,500 An | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 11,450 An | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 11,500 An | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9,900 An | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 9,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 7,000 An | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 6,800 An | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4,150 An | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 4,130 An | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,000 An | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3,500 An | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 2,901 An | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2,678 An | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2,261 An | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 2,345 An | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,980 An | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 1,980 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,165 An | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 2,165 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 An | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1,900 An | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,800 An | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,650 An | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1,700 An | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,450 An | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1,170 An | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 1,070 An | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,000 An | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 An | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,000 An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 569,858 An, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,000 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 308,424 An, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,217 An | 5,000 An | 7,600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,333 An | 4,327 An | 6,673 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,827 An | 5,700 An | 9,032 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,376 An | 6,800 An | 11,500 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,992 An | 1,980 An | 4,150 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,707 An | 1,070 An | 2,165 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 An | 1,000 An | 1,000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 168 Martinique 2,565 An compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 2,284 An compare
- 170 Samoa 1,582 An compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 774 An compare
- 173 Grenada 764 An compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 734 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0711 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0961 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Suriname?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Suriname was 1,000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 11,500 An in 1995.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 An in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Suriname ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.