Guinea vs Suriname: Per capita methane emissions
Guinea
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea rank
46th
Suriname rank
48th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Guinea ranks 46th and Suriname ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.7402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.6999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.6126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.6407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Guinea or Suriname?
- Guinea, at 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Guinea and Suriname?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Suriname rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Guinea ranks 46th and Suriname ranks 48th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.