Rice — Production in Suriname

Suriname: Rice — Production was 203,156 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
203,156 t
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
56th
of 133 countries
All-time high
301,971 t
in 1984
All-time low
71,562 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Suriname, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 203,156 t for rice — production in 2023.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Suriname peaked at 301,971 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 71,562 t, in 1961.

That places Suriname 56th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rice — Production in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Suriname, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 71,562 t —
1962 79,161 t +10.6%
1963 74,844 t -5.5%
1964 87,963 t +17.5%
1965 100,605 t +14.4%
1966 98,259 t -2.3%
1967 119,529 t +21.6%
1968 115,626 t -3.3%
1969 113,328 t -2.0%
1970 145,399 t +28.3%
1971 136,290 t -6.3%
1972 122,968 t -9.8%
1973 164,063 t +33.4%
1974 162,417 t -1.0%
1975 174,845 t +7.7%
1976 172,500 t -1.3%
1977 202,866 t +17.6%
1978 223,946 t +10.4%
1979 235,772 t +5.3%
1980 257,629 t +9.3%
1981 280,727 t +9.0%
1982 301,130 t +7.3%
1983 267,958 t -11.0%
1984 301,971 t +12.7%
1985 299,185 t -0.9%
1986 299,954 t +0.3%
1987 271,600 t -9.5%
1988 265,245 t -2.3%
1989 260,895 t -1.6%
1990 196,010 t -24.9%
1991 229,260 t +17.0%
1992 261,080 t +13.9%
1993 216,890 t -16.9%
1994 217,985 t +0.5%
1995 216,005 t -0.9%
1996 228,650 t +5.9%
1997 213,055 t -6.8%
1998 188,410 t -11.6%
1999 180,295 t -4.3%
2000 163,655 t -9.2%
2001 191,315 t +16.9%
2002 157,105 t -17.9%
2003 193,685 t +23.3%
2004 174,490 t -9.9%
2005 163,955 t -6.0%
2006 182,659 t +11.4%
2007 179,012 t -2.0%
2008 182,877 t +2.2%
2009 229,370 t +25.4%
2010 226,686 t -1.2%
2011 235,298 t +3.8%
2012 224,127 t -4.7%
2013 262,029 t +16.9%
2014 275,851 t +5.3%
2015 268,447 t -2.7%
2016 278,077 t +3.6%
2017 289,431 t +4.1%
2018 273,916 t -5.4%
2019 274,266 t +0.1%
2020 249,836 t -8.9%
2021 263,749 t +5.6%
2022 184,235 t -30.1%
2023 203,156 t +10.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 203,156 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 130,000 t, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 203,156 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 203,156 t, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95,653 t 71,562 t 119,529 t 9
1970s 174,107 t 122,968 t 235,772 t 10
1980s 280,629 t 257,629 t 301,971 t 10
1990s 214,764 t 180,295 t 261,080 t 10
2000s 181,812 t 157,105 t 229,370 t 10
2010s 260,813 t 224,127 t 289,431 t 10
2020s 225,244 t 184,235 t 263,749 t 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 53 Kenya 229,064 t compare
  2. 54 Guinea-Bissau 226,400 t compare
  3. 55 Chad 223,952 t compare
  4. 57 Ethiopia 202,000 t compare
  5. 58 Greece 190,440 t compare
  6. 59 Togo 183,100 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Suriname?
Rice — production in Suriname was 203,156 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 301,971 t in 1984.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 71,562 t in 1961.
How does Suriname rank for rice — production?
Suriname ranks 56th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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