Italy vs Suriname: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Italy
5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy rank
64th
Suriname rank
62nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Italy
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.3336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.3954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.6351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.7912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.9066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.9193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
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, Italy or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Italy and Suriname?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Suriname rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Italy ranks 64th 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.