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