What is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname
Suriname: What is wild fish catch used for? was 1.48 tonnes in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
1.48 tonnes
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
104th
of 140 countries
All-time high
1.48 tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
0.0291 tonnes
in 1950
Years of data
66
1950–2015
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.
What is wild fish catch used for? in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0291 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 0.0534 tonnes | +83.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0711 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0889 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1164 tonnes | +30.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1407 tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1714 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1763 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2265 tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1959 | 0.2442 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1960 | 0.2653 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2636 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2577 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2809 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2879 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3305 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3537 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3607 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3936 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4103 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4529 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4241 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5333 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3665 tonnes | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4027 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4307 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4256 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4472 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3502 tonnes | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3305 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2542 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2881 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2593 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3343 tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4062 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4228 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3582 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5099 tonnes | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3543 tonnes | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2056 tonnes | -42.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2381 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2962 tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4939 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4472 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7029 tonnes | +57.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5831 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.495 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5573 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5533 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4116 tonnes | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4638 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4953 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6118 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7531 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7603 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9684 tonnes | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9155 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9854 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8455 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7675 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 tonnes | +66.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.27 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.48 tonnes | +16.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.48 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.75 tonnes, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.48 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 tonnes, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 (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 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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