Suriname vs Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Suriname
174,516 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
204,781 tonnes
in 2024
Suriname rank
105th
Yemen rank
103rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Suriname
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 204,781 tonnes against 174,516 tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 30,265 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 17 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 212,835 tonnes | -538,659 tonnes | 751,494 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1860s | 273,371 tonnes | -612,394 tonnes | 885,765 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1870s | 304,387 tonnes | -541,012 tonnes | 845,398 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1880s | 302,276 tonnes | -531,353 tonnes | 833,630 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1890s | 335,010 tonnes | -600,962 tonnes | 935,973 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1900s | 324,872 tonnes | -710,622 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1910s | 499,693 tonnes | -418,473 tonnes | 918,166 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1920s | 581,268 tonnes | -350,549 tonnes | 931,817 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1930s | 403,197 tonnes | -423,657 tonnes | 826,855 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1940s | 365,150 tonnes | -636,840 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1950s | 525,040 tonnes | -185,615 tonnes | 710,655 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1960s | 976,239 tonnes | -634,151 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.56 million tonnes | 59,606 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 670,838 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 53,375 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 987,250 tonnes | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.41 million tonnes | -319,878 tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | Suriname |
| 2020s | 615,295 tonnes | 27,986 tonnes | 587,310 tonnes | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Suriname or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 204,781 tonnes against 174,516 tonnes in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Suriname and Yemen?
- 30,265 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Suriname and Yemen rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Suriname ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.