Fiji vs Suriname: Methane emissions
Fiji
761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
161st
Suriname rank
160th
Methane emissions over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 158,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 161st and Suriname ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 14 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 126,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 132,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 139,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 147,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 154,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 162,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 168,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 188,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1940s | 227,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 297,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 432,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 604,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 800,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 838,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 896,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 982,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 784,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 949,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Fiji or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 919,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 761,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Fiji and Suriname?
- 158,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for methane emissions?
- Fiji ranks 161st and Suriname ranks 160th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.