Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname
Suriname: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 10.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 10.4% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname peaked at 46.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1963.
Suriname ranks 146th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.9% | — |
| 1962 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 11.5% | +113.5% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.5% | +60.5% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 21.3% | +21.5% |
| 1969 | 17.7% | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 21.9% | +23.3% |
| 1971 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +45.2% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +41.5% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 46.7% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 43.9% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | +52.3% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | -31.9% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -39.5% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +81.7% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 10.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 10.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +113.5% | 5.4% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 5.4% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 17.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 22.6% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 26.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 27.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 13.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0711 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0961 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Suriname was 10.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1963.
- How does Suriname rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Suriname ranks 146th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.