Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Suriname
Suriname: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Suriname is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Suriname peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Suriname ranks 68th of 99 countries on this measure, 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, per unit of GDP in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -41.3% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +135.0% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -76.6% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -56.5% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -48.4% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +132.8% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +343.0% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -50.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -51.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +153.4% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -84.4% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +204.2% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +103.8% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -70.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +80.6% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 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 | +343.0% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +204.2% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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, per unit of gdp in Suriname?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Suriname was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Suriname ranks 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.