FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Suriname

According to FAOSTAT, Suriname produced 226,034 t of cereals, 11,667 t of vegetables, 39,313 t of fruit, 12,565 t of meat and 2,709 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were rice (225,923 t), sugar cane (91,128 t) and oranges (14,724 t).

Products recorded: 61
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in pineapples (+211%), followed by cherries (+170%).

Livestock numbers: 28,821 cattle, 33,632 pigs, 6,626 sheep and 4,382 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	226,034	131	0.01%	−18%
All sugar crops	91,128	107	0%	−24%
All fruit	39,313	152	0%	−70%
All citrus fruit	18,757	89	0.01%	−15%
All meat	12,565	162	0%	−2.0%
All vegetables	11,667	168	0%	−53%
All roots and tubers	6,314	168	0%	−34%
All eggs	4,629	126	0%	+75%
All milk	2,709	169	0%	−50%
All pulses	68	167	0%	−43%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Rice (paddy)	225,923	64	0.03%	−18%
Sugar cane	91,128	76	0%	−24%
Beer	19,805	133	0.01%	+120%
Oranges	14,724	73	0.02%	+0.9%
Plantains	9,316	38	0.02%	−62%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	8,464	134	0%	−51%
Chicken meat	8,221	143	0.01%	−2.1%
Hen eggs	4,629	126	0%	+75%
Cassava	3,915	72	0%	−45%
Bananas	3,586	93	0%	−95%
Pineapples	3,449	65	0.01%	+211%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	3,368	36	0.03%	−6.7%
Raw sugar	3,131	113	0%	−48%
Cow milk	2,709	168	0%	−50%
Coconuts, in shell	2,416	73	0%	−81%
Pork (pig meat)	2,158	127	0%	−3.9%
Cherries	1,868	50	0.06%	+170%
Other starchy roots and tubers	1,804	48	0.02%	−3.5%
Molasses	1,566	113	0%	−48%
Beef (cattle meat)	1,488	156	0%	−10%
Other beans, green	1,401	74	0.01%	−51%
Oil palm fruit	1,200	43	0%	−3.3%
Watermelons	1,061	108	0%	−52%
Duck meat	678	44	0.01%	+36%
Mangoes and guavas	657	86	0%	−75%
Cucumbers	655	122	0%	−59%
Cabbages	639	133	0%	−51%
Sweet potatoes	595	94	0%	+19%
Tomatoes	508	151	0%	−66%
Grapefruit and pomelos	494	66	0.01%	−86%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	414	75	0%	−60%
Skim milk of cows	360	128	0%	−33%
Fat of pigs	291	88	0%	−4.0%
Margarine and shortening	246	89	0%	−59%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	218	132	0%	−10%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	218	134	0%	−10%
Lemons and limes	171	97	0%	−47%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	144	99	0%	−4.0%
Palm oil	136	45	0%	−46%
Coconut oil	134	50	0%	−88%
Maize	111	157	0%	+28%
Papayas	103	66	0%	−87%
Avocados	102	70	0%	—
Other pulses n.e.c.	68	102	0%	−43%
Cattle fat, unrendered	52	129	0%	−8.8%
Honey	41	115	0%	+78%
Palm kernels	26	44	0%	−16%
Buttermilk, dry	22	113	0%	—
Butter of cow milk	21	117	0%	−30%
Oil of palm kernel	12	43	0%	−14%
Sheep meat	12	169	0%	0.0%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	9	106	0%	−71%
Goat meat	7	166	0%	+17%
Coffee, green	6	76	0%	0.0%
Cocoa beans	5	57	0%	0.0%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	4	140	0%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	3	141	0%	0.0%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	2	141	0%	+100%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	2	140	0%	+100%
Soybeans	2	102	0%	−78%
Sheep fat, unrendered	1	141	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	4,524,000	129	0.02%	−11%
Ducks	507,000	38	0.04%	+45%
Pigs	33,632	133	0%	−7.7%
Cattle	28,821	166	0%	−20%
Sheep	6,626	163	0%	+15%
Goats	4,382	171	0%	+8.0%
Buffalo	1,018	38	0%	+25%
Horses	344	136	0%	+121%
Asses	5	104	0%	−38%

Suriname among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Suriname, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Suriname had 634,431 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Rice (paddy)	356	100	3.5×
Sugar cane	144	238	0.6×
Beer	31.2	22.7	1.4×
Oranges	23.2	8.24	2.8×
Plantains	14.7	5.46	2.7×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	13.3	34.5	0.4×
Chicken meat	13.0	15.7	0.8×
Hen eggs	7.30	11.5	0.6×
Cassava	6.17	41.9	0.1×
Bananas	5.65	17.1	0.3×
Pineapples	5.44	3.60	1.5×
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	5.31	1.64	3.2×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Suriname reported exports of 26 and imports of 99 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Beer of barley, malted	5,213	USD 5.2 m	1.01	73 of 149
Margarine and shortening	1,884	USD 5.1 m	2.70	55 of 117
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	4,860	USD 4.6 m	0.94	57 of 123
Rice	2,682	USD 1.4 m	0.51	23 of 86
Bananas	2,350	USD 1.3 m	0.56	63 of 107
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	2,019	USD 763,000	0.38	53 of 132
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	32	USD 498,000	15.56	106 of 148
Wine	135	USD 420,000	3.11	87 of 128
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	65	USD 248,000	3.82	58 of 81
Soya bean oil	54	USD 73,000	1.35	87 of 110

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	18,037	USD 20.1 m	1.11	91 of 189
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	7,518	USD 9.9 m	1.32	102 of 186
Wheat	22,000	USD 8.7 m	0.40	143 of 176
Cheese from whole cow milk	1,166	USD 6.2 m	5.29	113 of 192
Soya bean oil	4,261	USD 6.1 m	1.44	94 of 184
Potatoes	8,021	USD 5.2 m	0.65	106 of 183
Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only)	5,729	USD 4.9 m	0.85	90 of 183
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	394	USD 4.0 m	10.21	117 of 184
Skim milk and whey powder	1,535	USD 3.8 m	2.48	98 of 192
Whole milk powder	775	USD 3.3 m	4.32	114 of 190

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Suriname?

By volume, the largest products of Suriname in 2024 were rice (paddy) (225,923 t), sugar cane (91,128 t), beer (19,805 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Suriname the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 36th, for other citrus fruit, n.e.c..

How much rice (paddy) does Suriname produce per person?

About 356 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 100 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Suriname export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were beer of barley, malted (USD 5.2 m), margarine and shortening (USD 5.1 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 4.6 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Suriname import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 20.1 m), sunflower-seed oil, crude (USD 9.9 m), wheat (USD 8.7 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares 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.