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

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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.