What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Eritrea and Suriname?

8,670 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Suriname?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Suriname: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Eritrea

1.42 million tonnes

in 2024

Suriname

1.41 million tonnes

in 2024

Eritrea rank

142nd

Suriname rank

143rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

Eritrea
Suriname

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.42 million tonnes against 1.41 million tonnes in Suriname, a difference of 8,670 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Suriname ahead.

Eritrea ranks 142nd and Suriname ranks 143rd of 211 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	121,092 tonnes	668,564 tonnes	547,471 tonnes	Suriname
2000s	286,416 tonnes	928,132 tonnes	641,716 tonnes	Suriname
2010s	736,070 tonnes	1.21 million tonnes	478,044 tonnes	Suriname
2020s	1.28 million tonnes	1.37 million tonnes	91,020 tonnes	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Eritrea or Suriname?: Eritrea, at 1.42 million tonnes against 1.41 million tonnes in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Eritrea and Suriname?: 8,670 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Suriname?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Suriname rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?: Eritrea ranks 142nd and Suriname ranks 143rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.