Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname
Suriname: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 79.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 79.65 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Suriname peaked at 141.83 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 8.13, in 1987.
Suriname ranks 76th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.09 | — |
| 1962 | 141.83 | +21.1% |
| 1963 | 87.8 | -38.1% |
| 1964 | 72.57 | -17.3% |
| 1965 | 25.75 | -64.5% |
| 1966 | 66.96 | +160.0% |
| 1967 | 51.07 | -23.7% |
| 1968 | 119.54 | +134.1% |
| 1969 | 34.5 | -71.1% |
| 1970 | 30.67 | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 23.41 | -23.7% |
| 1972 | 20.52 | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 31.98 | +55.8% |
| 1974 | 32.37 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 28.23 | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 26.25 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 25.59 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 23.6 | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 33.07 | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 33.95 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 42.99 | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 18.05 | -58.0% |
| 1983 | 16.6 | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 22.67 | +36.6% |
| 1985 | 14.27 | -37.1% |
| 1986 | 9.74 | -31.7% |
| 1987 | 8.13 | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 13.73 | +68.9% |
| 1989 | 9.78 | -28.8% |
| 1990 | 28.01 | +186.4% |
| 1991 | 9.01 | -67.8% |
| 1992 | 93.98 | +943.1% |
| 1993 | 77.59 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 84.07 | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 54.38 | -35.3% |
| 1996 | 53.82 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 66.36 | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 67.05 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 35.66 | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 34.22 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 29.16 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 31.65 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 34.72 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 33.56 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 118.92 | +254.4% |
| 2006 | 133.33 | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 116.3 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 123.97 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 15.32 | -87.6% |
| 2010 | 70.6 | +360.8% |
| 2011 | 74.07 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 75.79 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 98.68 | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 73.67 | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 95.96 | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 130.37 | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 119.19 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 112.65 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 124.53 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 81.99 | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 34.92 | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 55.47 | +58.8% |
| 2023 | 83.03 | +49.7% |
| 2024 | 79.65 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.68 | 25.75 | 141.83 | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.57 | 20.52 | 33.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.99 | 8.13 | 42.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.99 | 9.01 | 93.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.11 | 15.32 | 133.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.55 | 70.6 | 130.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.01 | 34.92 | 83.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 73 Kenya 80.12 compare
- 74 New Zealand 80.1 compare
- 75 Mozambique 80 compare
- 77 Mauritania 78.42 compare
- 78 Bhutan 78.02 compare
- 79 Somalia 77.06 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 — gross per capita production index number in Suriname?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Suriname was 79.65 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 141.83 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 in 1987.
- How does Suriname rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Suriname ranks 76th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.