Share cereal human food in Suriname
Suriname: Share cereal human food was 58.24 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
58.24
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
104th
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.59
in 1963
All-time low
47.15
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Suriname stood at 58.24.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Suriname peaked at 94.59 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 47.15, in 1990.
That places Suriname 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.2 | 78.69 | 94.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.63 | 53.33 | 82.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.62 | 52.63 | 77.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.89 | 47.15 | 66.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.37 | 53.44 | 61.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.42 | 52.71 | 64.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.13 | 54.12 | 58.86 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture share gdp 6.77 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.77 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population 34.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 218,901 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 299.02 million current US$ (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Suriname?
- Share cereal human food in Suriname was 58.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 94.59 in 1963.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.15 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for share cereal human food?
- Suriname ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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