Rice yields in Suriname
Suriname: Rice yields was 4.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Suriname is 4.45 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Suriname peaked at 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.72 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Suriname ranks 49th of 123 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 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 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 rice yields in Suriname?
- Rice yields in Suriname was 4.45 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Suriname rank for rice yields?
- Suriname ranks 49th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.