Iceland vs Suriname: Per capita methane emissions
Iceland
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
51st
Suriname rank
48th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Iceland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 51st and Suriname ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 16 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1900s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1910s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Iceland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iceland and Suriname?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Suriname rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Iceland ranks 51st 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.