Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname
Suriname: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 22,353 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname stood at 22,353 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname peaked at 84,000 LSU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17,500 LSU, in 1977.
That places Suriname 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Suriname, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,332 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 25,283 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 25,834 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 26,242 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 28,569 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 29,772 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 32,897 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 33,040 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 27,860 LSU | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 28,140 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 25,900 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 24,570 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 21,350 LSU | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 19,670 LSU | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 18,340 LSU | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 18,095 LSU | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 17,500 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 24,146 LSU | +38.0% |
| 1979 | 29,389 LSU | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 32,349 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 35,861 LSU | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 37,353 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 38,991 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 40,664 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 42,301 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 46,826 LSU | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 53,457 LSU | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 58,612 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 62,534 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 64,382 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 64,740 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 67,546 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 67,900 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69,300 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 71,400 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 68,600 LSU | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 67,900 LSU | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 77,700 LSU | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 84,000 LSU | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 77,000 LSU | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 63,000 LSU | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 28,826 LSU | -54.2% |
| 2003 | 27,636 LSU | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 30,268 LSU | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 26,764 LSU | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 30,446 LSU | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 30,516 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 34,324 LSU | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 37,527 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 40,705 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 38,672 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 39,995 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 32,242 LSU | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 25,297 LSU | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 26,334 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 25,034 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 25,196 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24,039 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 24,782 LSU | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 25,526 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24,921 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 23,793 LSU | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 22,353 LSU | -6.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 22,353 LSU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 525,981 LSU, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 22,353 LSU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,078 LSU, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,314 LSU | 25,283 LSU | 33,040 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,710 LSU | 17,500 LSU | 29,389 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,895 LSU | 32,349 LSU | 62,534 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,347 LSU | 64,382 LSU | 84,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,631 LSU | 26,764 LSU | 77,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,230 LSU | 24,039 LSU | 40,705 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,148 LSU | 22,353 LSU | 25,526 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Suriname was 22,353 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 LSU in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,500 LSU in 1977.
- How does Suriname rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.