Indonesia vs Suriname: Per capita methane emissions

Indonesia
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
47th
Suriname rank
48th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Indonesia
  • Suriname
11.522.5185019372024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0 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.

Indonesia ranks 47th 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 Indonesia Suriname Difference Ahead
1850s 0.791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1860s 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1870s 0.8057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1880s 0.8234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1890s 0.8382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1900s 0.8504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1910s 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1920s 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1930s 0.8982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1940s 0.8897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1950s 0.9185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1960s 0.8823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1970s 0.9072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1980s 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1990s 0.9442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
2000s 0.9285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
2010s 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
2020s 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1526 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, Indonesia or Suriname?
Indonesia, at 1.45 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 Indonesia and Suriname?
0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Suriname?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Suriname rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Indonesia ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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