Namibia vs Suriname: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Namibia
7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Suriname
5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Namibia rank
192nd
Suriname rank
193rd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 192nd and Suriname ranks 193rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1970s | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1980s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Namibia or Suriname?
- Namibia, at 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Namibia and Suriname?
- 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 192nd and Suriname ranks 193rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.