Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname
Suriname: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 1.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname is 1.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname peaked at 2.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
Suriname ranks 20th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.6% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -33.6% |
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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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Suriname was 1.4% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Suriname ranks 20th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.