Croatia vs Suriname: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Croatia
5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
63rd
Suriname rank
62nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Croatia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Croatia ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.5087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1930s | 0.5685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1940s | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 1950s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Croatia |
| 2010s | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Croatia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Croatia and Suriname?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Suriname rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Croatia ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.