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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Suriname: Food & Agriculture
What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?
Suriname is placed 122nd of 175 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Cereal Yield 4,079 (2023); Organic Agricultural Area 0.15 (2024).
Food & Agriculture
122nd
of 175 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4,079Cereal Yield, 2023Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
- 0.15Organic Agricultural Area, 2024Organic share of agricultural land (%)
- 2,545Dietary Energy Supply, 2024Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
- 0.23Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Suriname on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How much food a hectare of land produces: the clearest single measure of how productively a country farms.
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
4,079
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
Suriname: 4,079. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
- World median
- 3,072
- Best in South America
- 6,382 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 5,337 · France 7,274 · Guyana 6,028
Each grey tick is one of 179 countries in the 2023 edition.
Key 2 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: Farmland managed without synthetic fertiliser or pesticide — how a country farms, set beside how much it grows.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.15
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Suriname: 0.15. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in South America
- 21.26 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.43 · France 9.53
Each grey tick is one of 156 countries in the 2024 edition.
Key 3 of 4
Dietary Energy Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: Whether the food a country produces and imports covers what its population needs to eat, measured before anyone has eaten it.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2,545
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Higher is better
Suriname: 2,545. Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.
- World median
- 2,982
- Best in South America
- 3,396 Brazil
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 3,396 · France 3,524 · Guyana 3,358
Each grey tick is one of 155 countries in the 2024 edition.
Key 4 of 4
Agriculture Orientation Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How much public spending agriculture attracts set against the share of the economy it produces — whether a state invests in its farms or lives off them.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.23
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Higher is better
Suriname: 0.23. Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.
- World median
- 0.305
- Best in South America
- 0.34 Peru
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.14 · France 0.3
Each grey tick is one of 132 countries in the 2024 edition.
02Over time
Which way Suriname is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Cereal Yield
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 3,896 in 2000 to 4,079 in 2023; the world median went from 2,170 to 3,072.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2023 4,079 3,072 2022 3,763 3,217 2021 4,638 3,003 2020 4,319 3,260 2019 4,555 3,106 2018 4,868 2,883 2017 4,879 2,984 2016 4,433 3,043 2015 4,530 3,000 2014 4,433 3,001 2013 4,496 2,970 2012 4,362 2,782 2011 4,133 2,754 2010 4,232 2,647 2009 4,209 2,653 2008 4,189 2,664 2007 4,253 2,553 2006 4,129 2,514 2005 3,598 2,512 2004 3,559 2,428 2003 3,694 2,331 2002 3,921 2,378 2001 3,766 2,199 2000 3,896 2,170 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 0.05 in 2014 to 0.15 in 2024; the world median went from 0.47 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 0.15 0.725 2023 0.07 0.780 2022 0.07 0.740 2021 0.07 0.710 2020 0.07 0.665 2019 0.13 0.550 2018 0.11 0.490 2017 0.07 0.630 2016 0.06 0.545 2015 0.05 0.540 2014 0.05 0.470 2013 — 0.440 2012 — 0.480 2011 — 0.460 2010 — 0.330 2009 — 0.335 2008 — 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345 Dietary Energy Supply
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 2,515 in 2001 to 2,545 in 2024; the world median went from 2,628 to 2,982.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 2,545 2,982.0 2023 2,555 2,969.0 2022 2,579 2,962.5 2021 2,615 2,967.0 2020 2,641 2,934.0 2019 2,648 2,912.5 2018 2,634 2,893.0 2017 2,615 2,886.0 2016 2,612 2,863.0 2015 2,632 2,835.0 2014 2,654 2,844.0 2013 2,662 2,856.0 2012 2,648 2,838.0 2011 2,644 2,827.5 2010 2,675 2,808.0 2009 2,685 2,818.0 2008 2,689 2,811.0 2007 2,658 2,810.5 2006 2,653 2,772.0 2005 2,616 2,740.5 2004 2,590 2,712.5 2003 2,562 2,685.0 2002 2,534 2,667.0 2001 2,515 2,628.0 Agriculture Orientation Index
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 0.19 in 2001 to 0.23 in 2024; the world median went from 0.36 to 0.305.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 0.23 0.305 2023 0.17 0.305 2022 0.09 0.290 2021 0.14 0.260 2020 0.56 0.255 2019 0.45 0.265 2018 0.17 0.270 2017 0.08 0.260 2016 0.45 0.285 2015 0.29 0.305 2014 0.38 0.300 2013 0.41 0.285 2012 0.36 0.330 2011 0.40 0.290 2010 0.35 0.320 2009 0.36 0.370 2008 0.40 0.390 2007 0.35 0.410 2006 0.36 0.355 2005 0.34 0.325 2004 0.32 0.320 2003 0.26 0.320 2002 0.25 0.340 2001 0.19 0.360
03In context
Suriname beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 175 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.
1st175thNot placed · 49 countries with too few key statisticsNo data
Suriname and the countries it borders
The standing is each country’s place among all 175 placed on the topic; the other columns are the publishers’ own values, read at the edition the standing used.
| Country | Standing | Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) | Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 19th | 7,274 | 9.53 | 3,524 | 0.3 |
 Guyana | 21st | 6,028 | — | 3,358 | — |
 Brazil | 73rd | 5,337 | 0.43 | 3,396 | 0.14 |
| Suriname | 122nd | 4,079 | 0.15 | 2,545 | 0.23 |
“—” means the publisher gives no reading for that country in that edition. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed.
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 175.
Placed either side on food & agriculture
The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind
15 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06124.07107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 124.07 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 40th of 194 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.29.75.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 9.7 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 56th of 104 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0887.89106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 87.89 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 176th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2380.24106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 80.24 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 181st of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6674.363.66No earlier reading
Suriname: 74.36 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 2nd of 121 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.7314.011.73Moved since 2014
Suriname: 14.01 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 20th of 178 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36285.6487.36Moved since 2013
Suriname: 285.64 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 22nd of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5351.160.535No real change since 2013
Suriname: 1.16 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 42nd of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.147062.14No real change since 2012
Suriname: 70 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 74th of 171 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0840.109Moved since 2013
Suriname: 0.084 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 126th of 206 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.386.97514.38No real change since 2015
Suriname: 6.975 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 120th of 182 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,8538,635No real change since 2013
Suriname: 1,853 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 141st of 193 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27849,813689,278No real change since 2013
Suriname: 49,813 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 141st of 179 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.8-4.342.8Moved since 2012
Suriname: -4.3 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.960.44537.96No real change since 2013
Suriname: 0.445 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 209th of 209 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
No current reading for Suriname
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Global Report on Food Crises and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Food & Agriculture among Suriname’s 16 topics
Food & Agriculture is Suriname’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first; each marker sits at the position divided by that topic’s field, so fields of different sizes compare fairly.
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 60th of 1983/3 keys
- Energy61st of 1932/3 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality60th of 1833/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability81st of 1812/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing92nd of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions94th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience94th of 1923/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation94th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality94th of 1592/2 keys
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture122nd of 1754/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 112th of 1472/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge131st of 1714/4 keys
- Digital & Technology153rd of 1983/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on food & agriculture
The three countries placed highest of 175, and the leaders Suriname can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 175 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
IrelandNorthern Europe
2nd of 175 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
CzechiaEastern Europe
3rd of 175 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: john mcsporran from Trossachs, Scotland · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16th3/4 keysHighest in South America
Guyana21st2/4 keysThis page
Suriname122nd4/4 keys
Positions out of 175 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Suriname on food & agriculture: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Suriname rank on food & agriculture?
Suriname is placed 122nd of 175 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Cereal Yield, Organic Agricultural Area, Dietary Energy Supply and Agriculture Orientation Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Suriname?
4,079 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.
What is the latest Organic Agricultural Area figure for Suriname?
0.15 in 2024 (organic share of agricultural land (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 0.725.
How does Suriname compare with Brazil on food & agriculture?
Brazil is placed 73rd of 175, and Suriname 122nd. Cereal Yield: Brazil 5,337, Suriname 4,079; Organic Agricultural Area: Brazil 0.43, Suriname 0.15; Dietary Energy Supply: Brazil 3,396, Suriname 2,545; Agriculture Orientation Index: Brazil 0.14, Suriname 0.23.
How have Suriname’s food & agriculture figures changed?
Cereal Yield rose from 3,896 in 2000 to 4,079 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0.05 in 2014 to 0.15 in 2024; Dietary Energy Supply rose from 2,515 in 2001 to 2,545 in 2024; Agriculture Orientation Index rose from 0.19 in 2001 to 0.23 in 2024.
Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Suriname?
No current reading is published for Suriname on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP), Global Report on Food Crises and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Keep reading
Explore further
Suriname, topic by topic
- Governance & Institutions94th of 194
- Economy & Innovation94th of 176
- Work & Labour=119th of 182
- Education & Knowledge131st of 171
- Health & Wellbeing92nd of 200
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 196
- Environment & Sustainability81st of 181
- Gender & Equality60th of 183
- Democracy & Civil Liberties=60th of 198
- Peace & Security=58th of 177
- Risk & Resilience94th of 192
- Mobility & Trade=112th of 147
- Poverty & Inequality94th of 159
- Energy61st of 193
- Digital & Technology153rd of 198
- The full Suriname profile
Nearby, on food & agriculture
The key statistics, for every country
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.
How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided, step by step
A standing is a place in a list, not a mark out of anything. This one is part of the Country Index 2026, and it is worked out like this.
- A few key indicators decide it; the rest are context. 4 indicators on this topic are keys and 18 are charted alongside them without a vote. That split is the point: if every statistic voted, importing five more of one kind would quietly change what the topic is about.
- Each key is read at one edition. ⚠ The keys behind this standing do not all describe the same year — they run from 2023 to 2024, because publishers release on their own schedules. Read the standing as “how this country places now”, not as a snapshot of one year.
- Every country’s published value is turned into a place within that one key’s own field, and then expressed as a share of that field — how far down this key’s list the country sits, rather than how many countries are above it. Keys where a higher published number is worse (terrorism, hunger, disaster risk) are turned round first, so the good end is always the same end.
- Dividing by the field first is the whole reason this works. A place carries the size of its list inside it: 22nd of 44 and 108th of 215 are the same showing, and averaging the numbers 22 and 108 says loudly that they are not. Fields on this site run from about 44 countries to about 215, so averaging raw places would reward a country for happening to be measured in small ones. Dividing each place by its own field removes the size and leaves only the showing.
- The shares are averaged, plainly. One key, one vote — no key is weighted above another, because any weighting would be this site’s opinion presented as a measurement. Countries are then put in order by that average, and the average itself is never published. It is our arithmetic with nothing anchoring it, so printing it would invite it to be read as a measurement somebody made. The position it produces, the band, and the keys it was built from are all published instead — every one of them checkable against the tables on this page.
- A country needs 2 of this topic’s 4 keys — half, rounded up, and never fewer than 2. A standing built from one reading, printed beside one built from four, is two different things sharing a column heading. 175 countries clear the bar here.
- A key has to earn its vote every edition. It must measure at least 120 countries (below that it starts measuring who was surveyed rather than the world), it must not have more than 10% of its field tied at either end, and it must not repeat another key in the same topic — Spearman correlation above 0.92 counts as repeating. A topic needs at least 2 surviving keys to place anyone at all; this one has 4.
- A standing is relative, and the grouping is ours. It says where a country places against the others measured alongside it, so it moves when they move. The publishers listed on this page did not agree to be read together, and each measures its subject its own way: the underlying numbers are theirs, the ordering on top is this site’s — the same method as the rest of the Country Index, applied to one subject instead of all of them.
The key statistics and their licences
- Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Dietary Energy Supply — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Agriculture Orientation Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 15 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Suriname (banner) — WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ireland — derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Czechia — john mcsporran from Trossachs, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Suriname: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/food