Tomato yields in Suriname
Suriname: Tomato yields was 12.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.77 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 31.1%
World rank
135th
of 174 countries
All-time high
23.48 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
All-time low
3.93 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 135th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 10.9 tonnes per hectare | +27.2% |
| 1968 | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 1970 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 1981 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 1983 | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1984 | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 1988 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 12.13 tonnes per hectare | +76.9% |
| 1990 | 15.35 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 23.48 tonnes per hectare | +53.0% |
| 1992 | 17.87 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 12.76 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 11.31 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 12.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 11.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 14.97 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 12.56 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 11.89 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 12.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 11.71 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.16 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 18.53 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 12.77 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 12.77 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.29 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 12.77 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.96 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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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- 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 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 135th out of 174 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.