Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.01 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.01 t per person for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.018 t per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 t per person, in 1967.
That places Suriname 148th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0106 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0084 t per person | -20.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.007 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 t per person | -33.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 t per person | +38.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0063 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 t per person | -18.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 t per person | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 t per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.007 t per person | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 t per person | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 t per person | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0099 t per person | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 t per person | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 t per person | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 t per person | +31.3% |
| 1985 | 0.01 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 t per person | -36.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 t per person | +69.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 t per person | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.007 t per person | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 t per person | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 t per person | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 t per person | +64.3% |
| 1994 | 0.018 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.013 t per person | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 t per person | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 t per person | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0129 t per person | +63.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 t per person | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 t per person | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 t per person | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 t per person | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 t per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 t per person | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 t per person | +60.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 t per person | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0173 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 t per person | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 t per person | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.01 t per person | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.01 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.01 t per person | -1.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.01 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784 t per person, 13% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.01 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0351 t per person, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0084 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 0.018 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 t per person | 0.0076 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 t per person | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0179 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 t per person | 0.01 t per person | 0.0133 t per person | 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 — production, per capita in Suriname?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Suriname was 0.01 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 t per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 t per person in 1967.
- How does Suriname rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.