What is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname
Suriname: What is wild fish catch used for? was 1.48 tonnes in 2015. ◆ Volatile
What is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.48 tonnes for what is wild fish catch used for? in 2015. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname peaked at 1.48 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 tonnes, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 104th of 140 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1318 tonnes | 0.0291 tonnes | 0.2442 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3204 tonnes | 0.2577 tonnes | 0.4103 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4164 tonnes | 0.3305 tonnes | 0.5333 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3393 tonnes | 0.2056 tonnes | 0.5099 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4779 tonnes | 0.2381 tonnes | 0.7029 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7566 tonnes | 0.4638 tonnes | 0.9854 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes | 1.2 tonnes | 1.48 tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 2.98 tonnes compare
- 102 Gabon 2.85 tonnes compare
- 103 Eritrea 1.95 tonnes compare
- 105 Benin 1.29 tonnes compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.01 tonnes compare
- 107 Montenegro 0.8711 tonnes compare
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 what is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname?
- What is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname was 1.48 tonnes in 2015, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Suriname ranks 104th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is what is wild fish catch used for? rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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