Belize vs Suriname: Land-use change — Emissions per capita

Belize
10.94 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Suriname
18.72 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Belize rank
2nd
Suriname rank
1st

Land-use change — Emissions per capita over time

  • Belize
  • Suriname
0510152025199020062023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 18.72 t CO2eq/cap against 10.94 t CO2eq/cap in Belize, a difference of 7.78 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 1st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 22.21 t CO2eq/cap 0.052 t CO2eq/cap 22.15 t CO2eq/cap Belize
2000s 16.45 t CO2eq/cap 4.49 t CO2eq/cap 11.95 t CO2eq/cap Belize
2010s 12.81 t CO2eq/cap 9.45 t CO2eq/cap 3.36 t CO2eq/cap Belize
2020s 11.2 t CO2eq/cap 18.01 t CO2eq/cap 6.82 t CO2eq/cap Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions per capita, Belize or Suriname?
Suriname, at 18.72 t CO2eq/cap against 10.94 t CO2eq/cap in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions per capita between Belize and Suriname?
7.78 t CO2eq/cap, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for land-use change — emissions per capita?
Belize ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.