Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname
Suriname: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,079 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname stood at 4,079 kg per hectare.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname peaked at 4,879 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,516 kg per hectare, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 64th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,737 kg per hectare | 3,516 kg per hectare | 3,981 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,921 kg per hectare | 3,559 kg per hectare | 4,253 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,492 kg per hectare | 4,133 kg per hectare | 4,879 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,200 kg per hectare | 3,763 kg per hectare | 4,638 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.6% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.391 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1227 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1227 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1373 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Population living in slums 15.8% (2022)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname was 4,079 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4,879 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,516 kg per hectare in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Suriname ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.