Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname
Suriname: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 174,516 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
174,516 tonnes
Change on year
down 52.6%
World rank
105th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.95 million tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
174,516 tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 174,516 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 52.6% on the previous year and down 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname peaked at 4.95 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 174,516 tonnes, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 105th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 212,842 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 207,236 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1852 | 240,761 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1853 | 226,985 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1854 | 212,256 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1855 | 211,303 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 205,844 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1857 | 203,975 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 203,242 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 203,902 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 237,940 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1861 | 250,947 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1862 | 307,813 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1863 | 279,490 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1864 | 275,166 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1865 | 274,104 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 275,716 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 276,266 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 277,475 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 278,794 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 286,818 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 285,242 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 285,902 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 300,448 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 332,435 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1875 | 310,451 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1876 | 299,422 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1877 | 297,260 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 295,612 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 350,278 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1880 | 313,089 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1881 | 303,636 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 300,558 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 299,532 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 299,349 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 299,862 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 300,375 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 301,181 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 302,133 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 303,049 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 305,284 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 400,036 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 1892 | 338,334 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1893 | 337,344 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 321,919 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1895 | 317,192 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1896 | 359,512 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1897 | 329,467 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1898 | 321,736 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1899 | 319,281 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 314,848 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 313,419 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 313,125 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 313,309 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 374,900 tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1905 | 334,450 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1906 | 324,337 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1907 | 320,893 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 319,757 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 319,684 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 414,801 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1911 | 451,148 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1912 | 493,248 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1913 | 492,002 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 498,121 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 504,386 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 510,432 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 564,329 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1918 | 536,446 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1919 | 532,013 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 557,075 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1921 | 625,408 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1922 | 577,117 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1923 | 567,810 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1924 | 567,041 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 570,851 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 575,028 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 579,608 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 584,078 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 608,664 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 479,324 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 1931 | 434,367 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1932 | 412,163 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1933 | 399,229 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 391,572 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 386,845 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 383,914 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 382,045 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 381,349 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 381,166 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 362,883 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1941 | 357,350 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 356,507 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 357,606 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 360,061 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 363,249 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 366,913 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 371,090 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 375,523 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 380,323 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 579,901 tonnes | +52.5% |
| 1951 | 571,804 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 557,184 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 537,069 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 525,271 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 609,800 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1956 | 531,646 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1957 | 504,276 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 453,017 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1959 | 380,433 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1960 | 422,423 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1961 | 793,109 tonnes | +87.8% |
| 1962 | 537,985 tonnes | -32.2% |
| 1963 | 2.00 million tonnes | +272.3% |
| 1964 | 1.27 million tonnes | -36.6% |
| 1965 | 811,942 tonnes | -36.1% |
| 1966 | 648,235 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 596,499 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 1.58 million tonnes | +165.4% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1970 | 2.05 million tonnes | +87.3% |
| 1971 | 1.37 million tonnes | -33.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 million tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 1.17 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.42 million tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 1.22 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 1.48 million tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 2.60 million tonnes | +75.7% |
| 1980 | 2.77 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 2.49 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 2.03 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 2.09 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.57 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 2.56 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.25 million tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 2.25 million tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million tonnes | -31.0% |
| 1989 | 1.24 million tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 1.40 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.95 million tonnes | +181.3% |
| 1993 | 2.51 million tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 3.10 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 3.22 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.05 million tonnes | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 1.91 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 3.19 million tonnes | +67.1% |
| 1999 | 2.04 million tonnes | -35.9% |
| 2000 | 2.69 million tonnes | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million tonnes | -43.9% |
| 2002 | 4.18 million tonnes | +177.1% |
| 2003 | 4.01 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million tonnes | -52.7% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 978,178 tonnes | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million tonnes | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 4.95 million tonnes | +259.6% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million tonnes | -59.0% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million tonnes | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 4.65 million tonnes | +284.8% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 2.49 million tonnes | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million tonnes | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.91 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million tonnes | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 781,531 tonnes | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 574,698 tonnes | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 367,902 tonnes | -36.0% |
| 2024 | 174,516 tonnes | -52.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 174,516 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes, 122.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 174,516 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +284.8% | 1.21 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes |
| 1963 | +272.3% | 537,985 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes |
| 2008 | +259.6% | 1.38 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes |
| 1992 | +181.3% | 1.40 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes |
| 2002 | +177.1% | 1.51 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes |
| 1968 | +165.4% | 596,499 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 212,835 tonnes | 203,242 tonnes | 240,761 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 273,371 tonnes | 237,940 tonnes | 307,813 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 304,387 tonnes | 285,242 tonnes | 350,278 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 302,276 tonnes | 299,349 tonnes | 313,089 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 335,010 tonnes | 305,284 tonnes | 400,036 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 324,872 tonnes | 313,125 tonnes | 374,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 499,693 tonnes | 414,801 tonnes | 564,329 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 581,268 tonnes | 557,075 tonnes | 625,408 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 403,197 tonnes | 381,166 tonnes | 479,324 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 365,150 tonnes | 356,507 tonnes | 380,323 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 525,040 tonnes | 380,433 tonnes | 609,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 976,239 tonnes | 422,423 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 million tonnes | 978,178 tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 615,295 tonnes | 174,516 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Suriname was 174,516 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,516 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.