Net food imports by crop - Maize in Suriname
Suriname: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 3,848 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Suriname, 2011–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize in Suriname is 3,848, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.2% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Suriname peaked at 24,152 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,848, in 2019.
Suriname ranks 120th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20,724 | — |
| 2012 | 12,129 | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 5,659 | -53.3% |
| 2014 | 24,152 | +326.8% |
| 2015 | 11,496 | -52.4% |
| 2016 | 10,522 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 7,915 | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 7,290 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 3,848 | -47.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,848 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,848 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Suriname?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Suriname was 3,848 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 24,152 in 2014.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,848 in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Suriname ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.