Sugar cane production in Suriname
In 2024 Suriname produced 91,128 t of sugar cane, the 76th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 24%. The record was 250,677 t in 1966. Area harvested: 2,250 ha, yield 40.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 91,128 t
- World rank
- 76 of 94
- 10-year change
- −24%
- Record
- 250,677 t
- 1966
Sugar cane in Suriname, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Suriname compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 40.5
- world 72.5 (−44%)
- kg per person
- 144
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −24%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Burundi | 139,352 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 124,628 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Suriname | 91,128 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 83,182 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Benin | 80,553 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 91,128 | −1.4% | 2,250 | 40.50 |
| 2023 | 92,412 | −5.1% | 2,283 | 40.48 |
| 2022 | 97,420 | +7.5% | 2,407 | 40.47 |
| 2021 | 90,651 | +21% | 2,228 | 40.69 |
| 2020 | 75,000 | −6.3% | 1,843 | 40.69 |
| 2019 | 80,000 | −20% | 1,966 | 40.69 |
| 2018 | 100,600 | −8.0% | 2,472 | 40.70 |
| 2017 | 109,308 | −11% | 2,688 | 40.67 |
| 2016 | 122,361 | +1.6% | 3,016 | 40.57 |
| 2015 | 120,479 | +0.4% | 2,983 | 40.39 |
| 2014 | 120,000 | −0.1% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2013 | 120,100 | 0.0% | 3,050 | 39.38 |
| 2012 | 120,100 | +0.1% | 3,050 | 39.38 |
| 2011 | 120,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2010 | 120,000 | −0.1% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2009 | 120,100 | 0.0% | 3,050 | 39.38 |
| 2008 | 120,100 | +0.1% | 3,050 | 39.38 |
| 2007 | 120,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2006 | 120,000 | +71% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2005 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 1,750 | 40.00 |
| 2004 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 1,750 | 40.00 |
| 2003 | 70,000 | −42% | 1,750 | 40.00 |
| 2002 | 120,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2001 | 120,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 2000 | 120,000 | +33% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 1999 | 90,000 | +29% | 2,200 | 40.91 |
| 1998 | 70,000 | −42% | 1,700 | 41.18 |
| 1997 | 120,000 | +33% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 1996 | 90,000 | −25% | 2,200 | 40.91 |
| 1995 | 120,000 | +33% | 3,000 | 40.00 |
| 1994 | 90,000 | +29% | 2,200 | 40.91 |
| 1993 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 2,245 | 31.18 |
| 1992 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 2,250 | 31.11 |
| 1991 | 70,000 | +7.7% | 2,300 | 30.43 |
| 1990 | 65,000 | 0.0% | 1,900 | 34.21 |
| 1989 | 65,000 | +30% | 1,800 | 36.11 |
| 1988 | 50,000 | +2.5% | 1,600 | 31.25 |
| 1987 | 48,786 | −56% | 1,500 | 32.52 |
| 1986 | 110,967 | −6.1% | 2,523 | 43.98 |
| 1985 | 118,225 | −9.5% | 2,523 | 46.86 |
| 1984 | 130,625 | +1.4% | 2,491 | 52.44 |
| 1983 | 128,823 | +2.7% | 2,500 | 51.53 |
| 1982 | 125,391 | −14% | 2,489 | 50.38 |
| 1981 | 146,327 | −0.0% | 2,422 | 60.42 |
| 1980 | 146,339 | −11% | 2,392 | 61.18 |
| 1979 | 164,060 | +37% | 2,429 | 67.54 |
| 1978 | 119,760 | −12% | 1,742 | 68.75 |
| 1977 | 135,325 | −7.8% | 2,188 | 61.85 |
| 1976 | 146,700 | −8.0% | 2,120 | 69.20 |
| 1975 | 159,543 | +9.0% | 2,286 | 69.79 |
| 1974 | 146,417 | −8.3% | 2,304 | 63.55 |
| 1973 | 159,700 | −24% | 2,300 | 69.43 |
| 1972 | 210,000 | +7.7% | 2,432 | 86.35 |
| 1971 | 195,000 | −13% | 2,632 | 74.09 |
| 1970 | 225,000 | +2.3% | 2,424 | 92.82 |
| 1969 | 220,000 | −4.3% | 3,188 | 69.01 |
| 1968 | 230,000 | −4.4% | 3,285 | 70.02 |
| 1967 | 240,704 | −4.0% | 2,459 | 97.89 |
| 1966 | 250,677 | +3.9% | 2,568 | 97.62 |
| 1965 | 241,167 | +57% | 2,351 | 102.58 |
| 1964 | 153,471 | −18% | 1,833 | 83.73 |
| 1963 | 186,641 | +21% | 1,977 | 94.41 |
| 1962 | 153,982 | +11% | 1,689 | 91.17 |
| 1961 | 138,782 | — | 1,485 | 93.46 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Suriname?
Suriname produced 91,128 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Suriname rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Suriname ranked 76th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Suriname changed?
It fell by 24% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 250,677 t in 1966.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Suriname?
40.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (91,128 t from 2,250 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.