Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname
Suriname: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
53rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
300 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-82.93 % change on previous year
in 2009
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname peaked at 300 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -82.93 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Suriname 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 26.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -16.98 % change on previous year | -164.8% |
| 1964 | -18.18 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 1966 | -27.5 % change on previous year | -347.5% |
| 1967 | 172.41 % change on previous year | -727.0% |
| 1968 | 60.76 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 1969 | -74.8 % change on previous year | -223.1% |
| 1970 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1971 | -35.48 % change on previous year | +1035.5% |
| 1972 | -5 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1973 | 52.63 % change on previous year | -1152.6% |
| 1974 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | -34.29 % change on previous year | -305.7% |
| 1979 | 17.39 % change on previous year | -150.7% |
| 1980 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1981 | 26.67 % change on previous year | +140.0% |
| 1982 | -55.26 % change on previous year | -307.2% |
| 1983 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 1984 | 27.78 % change on previous year | +372.2% |
| 1985 | -47.83 % change on previous year | -272.2% |
| 1986 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 40 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | -35.71 % change on previous year | -189.3% |
| 1990 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 1991 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 1992 | 300 % change on previous year | -2350.0% |
| 1993 | 19.23 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1994 | 14.52 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1995 | -43.66 % change on previous year | -400.8% |
| 1996 | -40 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 25 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 1998 | 26.67 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1999 | -57.89 % change on previous year | -317.1% |
| 2000 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 2001 | -13.33 % change on previous year | +113.3% |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 38.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2005 | 206.25 % change on previous year | -1956.3% |
| 2006 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2007 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2008 | -8.89 % change on previous year | -291.1% |
| 2009 | -82.93 % change on previous year | +832.9% |
| 2010 | 242.86 % change on previous year | -392.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 44.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 30.77 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2015 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2016 | 31.91 % change on previous year | -506.9% |
| 2017 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2018 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 2019 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -1015.8% |
| 2020 | -27.27 % change on previous year | -272.7% |
| 2021 | -68.75 % change on previous year | +152.1% |
| 2022 | 73.33 % change on previous year | -206.7% |
| 2023 | 65.38 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1725 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2543 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2350.0% | -13.33 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1956.3% | -11.11 % change on previous year | 206.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.63 % change on previous year | -74.8 % change on previous year | 172.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -35.48 % change on previous year | 52.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.4 % change on previous year | -55.26 % change on previous year | 40 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.72 % change on previous year | -57.89 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.46 % change on previous year | -82.93 % change on previous year | 206.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.23 % change on previous year | -7.84 % change on previous year | 242.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 % change on previous year | -68.75 % change on previous year | 73.33 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 50 Uruguay 0.1539 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Honduras 0.1481 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Myanmar 0.0439 % change on previous year compare
- 53 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Niue 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Réunion 0 % change on previous year compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Suriname was 0 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 300 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.93 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Suriname ranks 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.