Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname
Suriname: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 65.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Suriname is 65.98, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Suriname peaked at 112.11 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.35, in 1967.
Suriname ranks 154th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.19 | — |
| 1962 | 64.33 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 49.97 | -22.3% |
| 1964 | 51.45 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 40.35 | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 28.72 | -28.8% |
| 1967 | 26.35 | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 37.94 | +44.0% |
| 1969 | 37.46 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 30.62 | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 37.87 | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 35.78 | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 35.39 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 41.66 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 35.2 | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 42.17 | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 39.93 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 43.61 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 50.45 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 61.26 | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 44.2 | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 53.05 | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 58.41 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 74.97 | +28.4% |
| 1985 | 62.57 | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 41.27 | -34.0% |
| 1987 | 64.19 | +55.5% |
| 1988 | 32.85 | -48.8% |
| 1989 | 32.79 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 42 | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 48.23 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 62.28 | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 98.91 | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 105.51 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 102.25 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 77.13 | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 74.5 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 47.18 | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 56.09 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 48.15 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 77.75 | +61.5% |
| 2002 | 57.31 | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 58.43 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.96 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.44 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 63.85 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 58.38 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 48.02 | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 51.58 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 56.32 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 47.22 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 65.19 | +38.1% |
| 2013 | 103.56 | +58.9% |
| 2014 | 103.7 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.57 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 106.73 | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 108.44 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 112.11 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 109.06 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 85.08 | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 75.8 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 65.71 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 66.68 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 65.98 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.31 | 26.35 | 64.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.27 | 30.62 | 50.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.56 | 32.79 | 74.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.41 | 42 | 105.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.39 | 48.02 | 77.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.19 | 47.22 | 112.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.85 | 65.71 | 85.08 | 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Suriname?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Suriname was 65.98 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 112.11 in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.35 in 1967.
- How does Suriname rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Suriname ranks 154th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.