Cocoa beans production in Suriname
In 2024 Suriname produced 5 t of cocoa beans, the 57th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.0%. The record was 352 t in 1962. Area harvested: 160 ha, yield 0.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5 t
- World rank
- 57 of 57
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- Record
- 352 t
- 1962
Cocoa beans in Suriname, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Suriname compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.0
- world 0.5 (−93%)
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 0.64
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- world +10%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Micronesia | 31 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 17 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Suriname | 5 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cocoa beans
Share of the world total; Suriname is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0.0% | 160 | 0.03 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0.0% | 160 | 0.03 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0.0% | 159 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0.0% | 160 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0.0% | 161 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0.0% | 156 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 5 | +25% | 164 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 4 | −20% | 162 | 0.02 |
| 2016 | 5 | +25% | 160 | 0.03 |
| 2015 | 4 | −20% | 158 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0.0% | 166 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 5 | −17% | 156 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0.0% | 160 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0.0% | 162 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0.0% | 164 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0.0% | 166 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 6 | −14% | 171 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 7 | −13% | 174 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 8 | −11% | 193 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0.0% | 205 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0.0% | 203 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0.0% | 174 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 9 | +13% | 155 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 8 | +14% | 156 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 7 | −22% | 156 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 9 | −25% | 156 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 12 | −14% | 159 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 14 | −36% | 161 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 22 | −12% | 161 | 0.14 |
| 1995 | 25 | −42% | 170 | 0.15 |
| 1994 | 43 | +43% | 169 | 0.25 |
| 1993 | 30 | +43% | 167 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 21 | −19% | 165 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 26 | +53% | 177 | 0.15 |
| 1990 | 17 | −15% | 171 | 0.10 |
| 1989 | 20 | +11% | 180 | 0.11 |
| 1988 | 18 | −33% | 182 | 0.10 |
| 1987 | 27 | −73% | 184 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 100 | +178% | 238 | 0.42 |
| 1985 | 36 | −10.0% | 225 | 0.16 |
| 1984 | 40 | +14% | 240 | 0.17 |
| 1983 | 35 | +17% | 246 | 0.14 |
| 1982 | 30 | −60% | 245 | 0.12 |
| 1981 | 75 | +15% | 319 | 0.24 |
| 1980 | 65 | −22% | 250 | 0.26 |
| 1979 | 83 | +77% | 214 | 0.39 |
| 1978 | 47 | −23% | 208 | 0.23 |
| 1977 | 61 | +5.2% | 390 | 0.16 |
| 1976 | 58 | +5.5% | 390 | 0.15 |
| 1975 | 55 | +1.9% | 401 | 0.14 |
| 1974 | 54 | +8.0% | 396 | 0.14 |
| 1973 | 50 | −14% | 403 | 0.12 |
| 1972 | 58 | −30% | 396 | 0.15 |
| 1971 | 83 | −22% | 428 | 0.19 |
| 1970 | 106 | −17% | 511 | 0.21 |
| 1969 | 127 | +63% | 595 | 0.21 |
| 1968 | 78 | −49% | 601 | 0.13 |
| 1967 | 154 | −17% | 744 | 0.21 |
| 1966 | 185 | −24% | 876 | 0.21 |
| 1965 | 243 | +6.6% | 1,025 | 0.24 |
| 1964 | 228 | −24% | 827 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 301 | −14% | 941 | 0.32 |
| 1962 | 352 | +117% | 1,122 | 0.31 |
| 1961 | 162 | — | 848 | 0.19 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cocoa beans in Suriname?
Suriname produced 5 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Suriname rank in the world for production of cocoa beans?
Suriname ranked 57th of 57 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Côte d'Ivoire with 36.1% of the world total.
How has the production of cocoa beans in Suriname changed?
It rose by 0.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 352 t in 1962.
What is the yield of cocoa beans in Suriname?
0.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5 t from 160 ha), against a world average of 0.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Suriname is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.