Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 13.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.06 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
81st
of 192 countries
All-time high
15.87 kilograms per year per capita
in 2010
All-time low
5.82 kilograms per year per capita
in 1989
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Suriname is 13.06 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 15.87 kilograms per year per capita in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.82 kilograms per year per capita, in 1989.
Suriname ranks 81st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.8 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 8.9 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 9.13 kilograms per year per capita | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 9.15 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.99 kilograms per year per capita | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 7.38 kilograms per year per capita | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 7.5 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 7.85 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 7.81 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.47 kilograms per year per capita | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 7.53 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.48 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 7.63 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 7.54 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.94 kilograms per year per capita | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 8.28 kilograms per year per capita | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 8.97 kilograms per year per capita | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 8.17 kilograms per year per capita | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 8.36 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.08 kilograms per year per capita | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 8.56 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 7.6 kilograms per year per capita | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 6.48 kilograms per year per capita | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 8.35 kilograms per year per capita | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 7.98 kilograms per year per capita | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 8.71 kilograms per year per capita | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 8.19 kilograms per year per capita | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 8.14 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.82 kilograms per year per capita | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 6.14 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 6.88 kilograms per year per capita | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 7.63 kilograms per year per capita | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 7.79 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.51 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.41 kilograms per year per capita | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 10.33 kilograms per year per capita | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 12.21 kilograms per year per capita | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 13.64 kilograms per year per capita | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 13.88 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 13.94 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.67 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 15.02 kilograms per year per capita | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 14.99 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.14 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.77 kilograms per year per capita | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.31 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.28 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.63 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.87 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 15.79 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.54 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.31 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.93 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 14.88 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.85 kilograms per year per capita | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 13.24 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 13.48 kilograms per year per capita | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 13.09 kilograms per year per capita | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 11.31 kilograms per year per capita | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 13.06 kilograms per year per capita | +15.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.06 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.06 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 kilograms per year per capita, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +28.9% | 6.48 kilograms per year per capita | 8.35 kilograms per year per capita |
| 1989 | -28.5% | 8.14 kilograms per year per capita | 5.82 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.28 kilograms per year per capita | 7.38 kilograms per year per capita | 9.15 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.94 kilograms per year per capita | 7.47 kilograms per year per capita | 8.97 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.79 kilograms per year per capita | 5.82 kilograms per year per capita | 8.71 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.54 kilograms per year per capita | 6.14 kilograms per year per capita | 13.88 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 kilograms per year per capita | 12.67 kilograms per year per capita | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9 kilograms per year per capita | 12.85 kilograms per year per capita | 15.87 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 kilograms per year per capita | 11.31 kilograms per year per capita | 13.48 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 78 Mauritania 13.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 79 French Polynesia 13.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 80 Poland 13.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 82 Jamaica 13.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 83 Belize 12.75 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 84 Nauru 12.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 13.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 kilograms per year per capita in 2010.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 kilograms per year per capita in 1989.
- How does Suriname rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.