Iceland vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions
Iceland
5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
161st
Suriname rank
159th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Iceland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 583,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 161st and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 10 and Suriname in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 771,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1860s | 564,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1870s | 440,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1880s | 372,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1890s | 303,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1900s | 225,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1910s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 749,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1940s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1950s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 889,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2010s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Iceland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Iceland and Suriname?
- 583,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Iceland ranks 161st and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.