Chocolate consumption per person in Suriname
Suriname: Chocolate consumption per person was 0.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.71
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
101st
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 1970
All-time low
0.2207
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chocolate consumption per person in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.71 for chocolate consumption per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chocolate consumption per person in Suriname peaked at 1.71 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2207, in 1992.
Suriname ranks 101st 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.
Chocolate consumption per person in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.863 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8975 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1.48 | +65.4% |
| 1964 | 1.15 | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9233 | -19.7% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 1.16 | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9569 | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 1.31 | +37.3% |
| 1970 | 1.71 | +29.8% |
| 1971 | 1.24 | -27.3% |
| 1972 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.17 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.39 | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6234 | -55.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7198 | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8767 | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5629 | -35.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5316 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.624 | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | +64.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7232 | -29.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7522 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5061 | -32.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2332 | -53.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3302 | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3218 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2345 | -27.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3722 | +58.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4243 | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3483 | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2207 | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4247 | +92.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2647 | -37.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5988 | +126.2% |
| 1996 | 0.705 | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8399 | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4926 | -56.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7544 | +53.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7388 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7926 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7212 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6811 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8376 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8176 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8932 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7956 | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9184 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.83 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.98 | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.98 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.93 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.88 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.84 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.86 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.97 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.81 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.76 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.82 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.71 | -13.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8835, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.863 | 1.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 | 0.5316 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5124 | 0.2332 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.544 | 0.2207 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7951 | 0.6811 | 0.9184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.933 | 0.83 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.775 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0232 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 164.03 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0169 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 119.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chocolate consumption per person in Suriname?
- Chocolate consumption per person in Suriname was 0.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 1970.
- What is the lowest chocolate consumption per person recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2207 in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for chocolate consumption per person?
- Suriname ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chocolate consumption per person rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chocolate consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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