Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0792 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0792 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1956 ha per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0786 ha per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Suriname is 0.0792 ha per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.1956 ha per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 ha per person, in 2022.

That places Suriname 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Suriname, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.094 ha per person
1962 0.0954 ha per person +1.5%
1963 0.0926 ha per person -2.9%
1964 0.098 ha per person +5.8%
1965 0.1049 ha per person +7.0%
1966 0.0886 ha per person -15.5%
1967 0.0983 ha per person +10.9%
1968 0.0995 ha per person +1.2%
1969 0.0885 ha per person -11.1%
1970 0.1031 ha per person +16.6%
1971 0.1024 ha per person -0.7%
1972 0.0941 ha per person -8.1%
1973 0.1137 ha per person +20.8%
1974 0.1127 ha per person -0.9%
1975 0.1214 ha per person +7.8%
1976 0.1246 ha per person +2.7%
1977 0.1291 ha per person +3.5%
1978 0.1447 ha per person +12.1%
1979 0.1559 ha per person +7.7%
1980 0.173 ha per person +11.0%
1981 0.1886 ha per person +9.0%
1982 0.1927 ha per person +2.2%
1983 0.1936 ha per person +0.5%
1984 0.1956 ha per person +1.0%
1985 0.1935 ha per person -1.1%
1986 0.1915 ha per person -1.0%
1987 0.1793 ha per person -6.4%
1988 0.1728 ha per person -3.6%
1989 0.1711 ha per person -1.0%
1990 0.1261 ha per person -26.3%
1991 0.1448 ha per person +14.8%
1992 0.1646 ha per person +13.7%
1993 0.1398 ha per person -15.1%
1994 0.1421 ha per person +1.6%
1995 0.1429 ha per person +0.6%
1996 0.1407 ha per person -1.5%
1997 0.1194 ha per person -15.2%
1998 0.1096 ha per person -8.2%
1999 0.1038 ha per person -5.3%
2000 0.0881 ha per person -15.1%
2001 0.1044 ha per person +18.5%
2002 0.0807 ha per person -22.7%
2003 0.1035 ha per person +28.3%
2004 0.0954 ha per person -7.9%
2005 0.0877 ha per person -8.0%
2006 0.0843 ha per person -4.0%
2007 0.0793 ha per person -5.9%
2008 0.0813 ha per person +2.5%
2009 0.1002 ha per person +23.4%
2010 0.0974 ha per person -2.9%
2011 0.1023 ha per person +5.1%
2012 0.0913 ha per person -10.8%
2013 0.1024 ha per person +12.1%
2014 0.1081 ha per person +5.6%
2015 0.1019 ha per person -5.8%
2016 0.1067 ha per person +4.7%
2017 0.0999 ha per person -6.4%
2018 0.0938 ha per person -6.1%
2019 0.0994 ha per person +5.9%
2020 0.0945 ha per person -4.9%
2021 0.092 ha per person -2.6%
2022 0.0786 ha per person -14.6%
2023 0.0792 ha per person +0.8%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0792 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 20.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.0792 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0045 ha per person, 17.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0955 ha per person 0.0885 ha per person 0.1049 ha per person 9
1970s 0.1202 ha per person 0.0941 ha per person 0.1559 ha per person 10
1980s 0.1852 ha per person 0.1711 ha per person 0.1956 ha per person 10
1990s 0.1334 ha per person 0.1038 ha per person 0.1646 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0905 ha per person 0.0793 ha per person 0.1044 ha per person 10
2010s 0.1003 ha per person 0.0913 ha per person 0.1081 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0861 ha per person 0.0786 ha per person 0.0945 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 4 Thailand 0.1561 ha per person compare
  2. 5 Myanmar 0.1194 ha per person compare
  3. 6 Sierra Leone 0.1085 ha per person compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 0.0679 ha per person compare
  5. 9 Madagascar 0.0664 ha per person compare
  6. 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.0557 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Suriname?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Suriname was 0.0792 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.1956 ha per person in 1984.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 ha per person in 2022.
How does Suriname rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Suriname ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.