Suriname vs East Timor: Nitrous oxide emissions

Suriname
228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
East Timor
250,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname rank
160th
East Timor rank
158th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Suriname
  • East Timor
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How they compare

East Timor currently reports 250,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 21,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.

Suriname ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 158th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 4,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1860s 4,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1870s 4,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1880s 5,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1890s 7,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1900s 9,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1910s 12,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1920s 13,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1930s 14,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1940s 22,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1950s 38,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 125,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1960s 58,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 146,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1970s 78,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 68,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1980s 163,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Suriname
1990s 194,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 152,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Suriname
2000s 190,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 196,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2010s 223,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 241,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2020s 235,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 256,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Suriname or East Timor?
East Timor, at 250,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Suriname and East Timor?
21,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and East Timor?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Suriname and East Timor rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Suriname ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 158th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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