Tomato yields in Suriname
Suriname: Tomato yields was 12.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 12.77 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Suriname peaked at 23.48 tonnes per hectare in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
Suriname ranks 134th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 10.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | 23.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | 11.71 tonnes per hectare | 14.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.79 tonnes per hectare | 12.77 tonnes per hectare | 18.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 299.02 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2024)
- Rural population 218,901 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 34.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 49,813 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in Suriname?
- Tomato yields in Suriname was 12.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 23.48 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Suriname rank for tomato yields?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.