Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0035 ha per person for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0093 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Suriname 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0059 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0059 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0078 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 ha per person | +40.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 1988 | 0.004 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.007 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.005 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | -44.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 ha per person | +69.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.003 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 42 Myanmar 0.0039 ha per person compare
- 43 Dominica 0.0038 ha per person compare
- 44 South Africa 0.0038 ha per person compare
- 46 Philippines 0.0035 ha per person compare
- 47 Peru 0.0035 ha per person compare
- 48 Central African Republic 0.0034 ha per person compare
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- 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Suriname was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.