CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Suriname
Suriname: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 4.71 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.71 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 6.31 tonnes per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.09 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 74th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 6.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.66 tonnes per person | 3.62 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Suriname
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 639,850 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 420,949 (2025)
- Urban population 65.8% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 128.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 4.71 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 74th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.