Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Suriname

Suriname: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 11,770 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
11,770 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 223 countries
All-time high
11,770 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-2,303 kt
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Suriname, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k1990200720251990: -2.3k kt1991: -2.3k kt1992: -2.3k kt1993: -2.3k kt1994: -2.3k kt1995: -2.3k kt1996: -2.3k kt1997: -2.3k kt1998: -2.3k kt1999: -2.3k kt2000: -2.3k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.6k kt2003: 2.6k kt2004: 2.6k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.6k kt2008: 2.6k kt2009: 2.6k kt2010: 2.6k kt2011: 3.0k kt2012: 3.0k kt2013: 3.0k kt2014: 3.0k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 9.4k kt2017: 9.4k kt2018: 9.4k kt2019: 9.4k kt2020: 9.4k kt2021: 11.8k kt2022: 11.8k kt2023: 11.8k kt2024: 11.8k kt2025: 11.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname is 11,770 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 290.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname peaked at 11,770 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,303 kt, in 1990.

That places Suriname 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Suriname, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -2,303 kt
1991 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1992 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1993 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1994 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1995 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1996 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1997 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1998 -2,303 kt -0.0%
1999 -2,303 kt -0.0%
2000 -2,303 kt -0.0%
2001 2,574 kt -211.8%
2002 2,574 kt +0.0%
2003 2,574 kt +0.0%
2004 2,574 kt +0.0%
2005 2,574 kt +0.0%
2006 2,574 kt +0.0%
2007 2,574 kt +0.0%
2008 2,574 kt +0.0%
2009 2,574 kt +0.0%
2010 2,574 kt +0.0%
2011 3,014 kt +17.1%
2012 3,014 kt +0.0%
2013 3,014 kt +0.0%
2014 3,014 kt +0.0%
2015 3,014 kt +0.0%
2016 9,431 kt +212.9%
2017 9,431 kt +0.0%
2018 9,431 kt +0.0%
2019 9,431 kt +0.0%
2020 9,431 kt +0.0%
2021 11,770 kt +24.8%
2022 11,770 kt +0.0%
2023 11,770 kt +0.0%
2024 11,770 kt +0.0%
2025 11,770 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2,303 kt -2,303 kt -2,303 kt 10
2000s 2,086 kt -2,303 kt 2,574 kt 10
2010s 5,537 kt 2,574 kt 9,431 kt 10
2020s 11,380 kt 9,431 kt 11,770 kt 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 25 Mexico 14,417 kt compare
  2. 26 Benin 12,753 kt compare
  3. 27 Ecuador 12,210 kt compare
  4. 29 Zambia 9,834 kt compare
  5. 30 Guyana 8,074 kt compare
  6. 31 Malawi 7,069 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname?
Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname was 11,770 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 11,770 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was -2,303 kt in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Suriname ranks 28th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 290.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).