Milk production, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Milk production, per capita was 0.0043 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk production, per capita in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Suriname is 0.0043 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0404 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.004 tonnes per person, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 159th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0294 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | -35.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0043 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0661 tonnes per person, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0043 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 tonnes per person, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Suriname?
- Milk production, per capita in Suriname was 0.0043 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0404 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 tonnes per person in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for milk production, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.