Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 12.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname is 12.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname peaked at 12.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2008.
Suriname ranks 48th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.4% | — |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 12.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 12.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6%, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Suriname was 12.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2008.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Suriname ranks 48th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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