Number of poultry birds in Suriname
Suriname: Number of poultry birds was 5.03 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 5.03 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Suriname peaked at 9.02 million animals in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million animals, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.22 million animals | 3.04 million animals | 3.55 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.16 million animals | 3.66 million animals | 4.55 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.25 million animals | 4.55 million animals | 6.51 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 million animals | 2.62 million animals | 9.02 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 million animals | 3.65 million animals | 6.69 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 million animals | 5.30 million animals | 6.76 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 million animals | 5.03 million animals | 6.78 million animals | 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 number of poultry birds in Suriname?
- Number of poultry birds in Suriname was 5.03 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 million animals in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million animals in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for number of poultry birds?
- Suriname ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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