Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Suriname
Suriname: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 826 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Suriname stood at 826 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Suriname peaked at 8,175 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 784 ha, in 2023.
That places Suriname 161st out of 182 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,204 ha | 1,690 ha | 2,363 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,806 ha | 1,756 ha | 3,667 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,860 ha | 3,962 ha | 8,175 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,620 ha | 1,578 ha | 7,339 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,604 ha | 1,366 ha | 1,904 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,590 ha | 1,158 ha | 1,750 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,089 ha | 784 ha | 1,701 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 158 Réunion 1,429 ha compare
- 159 Seychelles 1,211 ha compare
- 160 Grenada 1,143 ha compare
- 162 St. Kitts and Nevis 747 ha compare
- 163 Oman 637 ha compare
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 593 ha compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.77 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.77 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Suriname?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Suriname was 826 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8,175 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 784 ha in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Suriname ranks 161st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.