Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita was 64.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Suriname stood at 64.6%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 73.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2012.
Suriname ranks 62nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.9% | — |
| 1962 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 71.9% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 69.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 69.3% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.3% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 71.7% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 69.7% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.8% | 69.1% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 69.3% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 66.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.3% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 62.9% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.2% | 65.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 59 Viet Nam 65.2% compare
- 60 Guatemala 64.9% compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 64.7% compare
- 63 Indonesia 64.3% compare
- 64 Netherlands Antilles 64.3% compare
- 65 Timor-Leste 64.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 64.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.