Daily supply of calories per person in Suriname
Suriname: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,539 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 2023, daily supply of calories per person in Suriname stood at 2,539 kilocalories per day.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Suriname peaked at 2,676 kilocalories per day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,066 kilocalories per day, in 1975.
Suriname ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,201 kilocalories per day | 2,084 kilocalories per day | 2,330 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,124 kilocalories per day | 2,066 kilocalories per day | 2,205 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,414 kilocalories per day | 2,257 kilocalories per day | 2,579 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,532 kilocalories per day | 2,412 kilocalories per day | 2,604 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,508 kilocalories per day | 2,436 kilocalories per day | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,641 kilocalories per day | 2,606 kilocalories per day | 2,676 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,596 kilocalories per day | 2,539 kilocalories per day | 2,647 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Suriname?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Suriname was 2,539 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2,676 kilocalories per day in 2013.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,066 kilocalories per day in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Suriname ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.