Saint Lucia vs Suriname: Sweet potato production
Saint Lucia
405.07 tonnes
in 2024
Suriname
594.88 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
103rd
Suriname rank
101st
Sweet potato production over time
- Saint Lucia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 594.88 tonnes against 405.07 tonnes in Saint Lucia, a difference of 189.81 tonnes.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 101st of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 810 tonnes | 292.56 tonnes | 517.44 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 1,118 tonnes | 125.9 tonnes | 992 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1,461 tonnes | 85.6 tonnes | 1,375 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 834.3 tonnes | 290.3 tonnes | 544 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 543.7 tonnes | 411.4 tonnes | 132.3 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 626.06 tonnes | 667.9 tonnes | 41.84 tonnes | Suriname |
| 2020s | 563.61 tonnes | 492.29 tonnes | 71.32 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Saint Lucia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 594.88 tonnes against 405.07 tonnes in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 189.81 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Suriname rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 103rd and Suriname ranks 101st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.