Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Suriname
Suriname: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 39.39 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Suriname is 39.39, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Suriname peaked at 121.07 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.68, in 1974.
That places Suriname 43rd out of 44 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.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.59 | — |
| 1962 | 36.21 | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 40.51 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 45.47 | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 35.51 | -21.9% |
| 1966 | 36.31 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 24.73 | -31.9% |
| 1968 | 47.5 | +92.1% |
| 1969 | 39.06 | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 20.46 | -47.6% |
| 1971 | 13.55 | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 12.97 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 18.94 | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 5.68 | -70.0% |
| 1975 | 6.51 | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 10.86 | +66.8% |
| 1977 | 11.84 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 20.04 | +69.3% |
| 1979 | 23.3 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 13.71 | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 32.15 | +134.5% |
| 1982 | 22.55 | -29.9% |
| 1983 | 24.75 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 38.68 | +56.3% |
| 1985 | 34.4 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 19.46 | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 57.48 | +195.4% |
| 1988 | 55.96 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 57.57 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 50.44 | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 110.4 | +118.9% |
| 1992 | 84.77 | -23.2% |
| 1993 | 121.07 | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 115.89 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 107.14 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 78.89 | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 72.97 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 82.12 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 62.47 | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 60.67 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 68.8 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 61.85 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 62.73 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 60.98 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.53 | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 25.81 | -43.3% |
| 2007 | 51.71 | +100.3% |
| 2008 | 46.85 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 71.52 | +52.7% |
| 2010 | 60.14 | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 62.81 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 88.78 | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 110.43 | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 115.09 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 94.29 | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 90.61 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 74.58 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 68.9 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 65.76 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 81.93 | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 46.68 | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 25.44 | -45.5% |
| 2023 | 34.69 | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 39.39 | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.65 | 24.73 | 47.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.42 | 5.68 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.67 | 13.71 | 57.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.62 | 50.44 | 121.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.65 | 25.81 | 71.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.14 | 60.14 | 115.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.63 | 25.44 | 81.93 | 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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Suriname?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Suriname was 39.39 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 121.07 in 1993.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 in 1974.
- How does Suriname rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Suriname ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.