FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Plantains production in Suriname
In 2024 Suriname produced 9,316 t of plantains, the 38th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 24,688 t in 2014. Area harvested: 364 ha, yield 25.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 9,316 t
- World rank
- 38 of 51
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 24,688 t
- 2014
Plantains in Suriname, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,316 | +15% | 364 | 25.59 |
| 2023 | 8,134 | +38% | 362 | 22.47 |
| 2022 | 5,911 | −45% | 313 | 18.88 |
| 2021 | 10,754 | −43% | 345 | 31.17 |
| 2020 | 18,703 | +26% | 595 | 31.43 |
| 2019 | 14,851 | −3.6% | 471 | 31.53 |
| 2018 | 15,399 | −6.7% | 483 | 31.88 |
| 2017 | 16,508 | −17% | 529 | 31.21 |
| 2016 | 19,856 | −2.9% | 640 | 31.03 |
| 2015 | 20,447 | −17% | 640 | 31.95 |
| 2014 | 24,688 | +5.4% | 781 | 31.61 |
| 2013 | 23,426 | +26% | 762 | 30.74 |
| 2012 | 18,622 | +43% | 602 | 30.93 |
| 2011 | 13,025 | +5.6% | 417 | 31.24 |
| 2010 | 12,330 | −15% | 440 | 28.02 |
| 2009 | 14,493 | +54% | 424 | 34.18 |
| 2008 | 9,384 | −8.3% | 332 | 28.27 |
| 2007 | 10,237 | +103% | 402 | 25.47 |
| 2006 | 5,052 | −43% | 252 | 20.05 |
| 2005 | 8,815 | −25% | 309 | 28.53 |
| 2004 | 11,684 | −1.3% | 381 | 30.67 |
| 2003 | 11,843 | +3.4% | 443 | 26.73 |
| 2002 | 11,449 | −8.3% | 482 | 23.75 |
| 2001 | 12,481 | +16% | 536 | 23.29 |
| 2000 | 10,782 | −0.8% | 496 | 21.74 |
| 1999 | 10,874 | −22% | 460 | 23.64 |
| 1998 | 14,004 | +15% | 616 | 22.73 |
| 1997 | 12,189 | −5.6% | 511 | 23.85 |
| 1996 | 12,907 | −25% | 526 | 24.54 |
| 1995 | 17,160 | −6.0% | 677 | 25.35 |
| 1994 | 18,249 | −3.6% | 904 | 20.19 |
| 1993 | 18,928 | +43% | 981 | 19.29 |
| 1992 | 13,197 | −23% | 622 | 21.22 |
| 1991 | 17,082 | +120% | 663 | 25.76 |
| 1990 | 7,757 | −12% | 375 | 20.69 |
| 1989 | 8,766 | +4.5% | 352 | 24.90 |
| 1988 | 8,391 | −1.3% | 322 | 26.06 |
| 1987 | 8,505 | +199% | 314 | 27.09 |
| 1986 | 2,847 | −43% | 265 | 10.74 |
| 1985 | 4,963 | −10.0% | 341 | 14.55 |
| 1984 | 5,512 | +58% | 452 | 12.19 |
| 1983 | 3,495 | +10% | 326 | 10.72 |
| 1982 | 3,166 | −30% | 337 | 9.39 |
| 1981 | 4,500 | +135% | 600 | 7.50 |
| 1980 | 1,918 | −42% | 284 | 6.75 |
| 1979 | 3,280 | +15% | 272 | 12.06 |
| 1978 | 2,850 | +68% | 400 | 7.13 |
| 1977 | 1,700 | +8.1% | 250 | 6.80 |
| 1976 | 1,572 | +65% | 201 | 7.82 |
| 1975 | 950 | +14% | 124 | 7.66 |
| 1974 | 834 | −70% | 139 | 6.00 |
| 1973 | 2,794 | +45% | 254 | 11.00 |
| 1972 | 1,922 | −2.9% | 151 | 12.73 |
| 1971 | 1,980 | −32% | 163 | 12.15 |
| 1970 | 2,895 | −46% | 397 | 7.29 |
| 1969 | 5,343 | −15% | 529 | 10.10 |
| 1968 | 6,280 | +99% | 800 | 7.85 |
| 1967 | 3,160 | −30% | 448 | 7.05 |
| 1966 | 4,483 | +5.8% | 385 | 11.64 |
| 1965 | 4,236 | −19% | 257 | 16.48 |
| 1964 | 5,239 | +17% | 304 | 17.23 |
| 1963 | 4,486 | +17% | 450 | 9.97 |
| 1962 | 3,833 | +12% | 451 | 8.50 |
| 1961 | 3,416 | — | 516 | 6.62 |
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.

