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
Latest (2023)
4,079 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
64th
of 180 countries
All-time high
4,879 kg per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
3,516 kg per hectare
in 1995
Years of data
34
1990–2023
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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,765 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 3,813 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,795 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,694 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3,627 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3,516 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3,701 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3,981 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 3,756 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 3,719 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3,896 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3,766 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,921 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,694 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3,559 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3,598 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,129 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 4,253 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 4,189 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,209 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,232 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,133 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4,362 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 4,496 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4,433 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,530 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,433 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,879 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 4,868 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,555 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4,319 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 4,638 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3,763 kg per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 4,079 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4,079 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4,079 kg per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,932 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.61 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2022)
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.