Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname
Suriname: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 4,164 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4,164 tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname peaked at 4,164 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1994.
Suriname ranks 119th of 215 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2022 | 4,164 tonnes | — |
| 2023 | 4,164 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,164 tonnes | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4,164 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,498 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4,164 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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- 118 Tanzania 9,039 tonnes compare
- 120 Luxembourg 1,631 tonnes compare
- 121 Andorra 0 tonnes
- 121 Anguilla 0 tonnes
- 121 Antarctica 0 tonnes
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes
- 121 Aruba 0 tonnes
- 121 Bahamas 0 tonnes
- 121 Benin 0 tonnes
- 121 Bermuda 0 tonnes
- 121 Bhutan 0 tonnes
- 121 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes
- 121 Botswana 0 tonnes
- 121 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes
- 121 Burundi 0 tonnes
- 121 Cape Verde 0 tonnes
- 121 Central African Republic 0 tonnes
- 121 Christmas Island 0 tonnes
- 121 Comoros 0 tonnes
- 121 Cook Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Costa Rica 0 tonnes
- 121 Curacao 0 tonnes
- 121 Cyprus 0 tonnes
- 121 Djibouti 0 tonnes
- 121 Dominica 0 tonnes
- 121 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes
- 121 El Salvador 0 tonnes
- 121 Eritrea 0 tonnes
- 121 Eswatini 0 tonnes
- 121 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Fiji 0 tonnes
- 121 French Polynesia 0 tonnes
- 121 Gambia 0 tonnes
- 121 Greenland 0 tonnes
- 121 Grenada 0 tonnes
- 121 Guinea 0 tonnes
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes
- 121 Haiti 0 tonnes
- 121 Honduras 0 tonnes
- 121 Hong Kong 0 tonnes
- 121 Jamaica 0 tonnes
- 121 Kenya 0 tonnes
- 121 Kiribati 0 tonnes
- 121 Laos 0 tonnes
- 121 Lebanon 0 tonnes
- 121 Lesotho 0 tonnes
- 121 Liberia 0 tonnes
- 121 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes
- 121 Macao 0 tonnes
- 121 Madagascar 0 tonnes
- 121 Malawi 0 tonnes
- 121 Maldives 0 tonnes
- 121 Mali 0 tonnes
- 121 Malta 0 tonnes
- 121 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Mauritius 0 tonnes
- 121 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes
- 121 Montserrat 0 tonnes
- 121 Morocco 0 tonnes
- 121 Namibia 0 tonnes
- 121 Nauru 0 tonnes
- 121 Nepal 0 tonnes
- 121 New Caledonia 0 tonnes
- 121 Nicaragua 0 tonnes
- 121 Niue 0 tonnes
- 121 North Korea 0 tonnes
- 121 Palau 0 tonnes
- 121 Palestine 0 tonnes
- 121 Panama 0 tonnes
- 121 Paraguay 0 tonnes
- 121 Saint Helena 0 tonnes
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes
- 121 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes
- 121 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes
- 121 Samoa 0 tonnes
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes
- 121 Seychelles 0 tonnes
- 121 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes
- 121 Singapore 0 tonnes
- 121 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes
- 121 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Somalia 0 tonnes
- 121 South Sudan 0 tonnes
- 121 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes
- 121 Taiwan 0 tonnes
- 121 Togo 0 tonnes
- 121 Tonga 0 tonnes
- 121 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes
- 121 Tuvalu 0 tonnes
- 121 Uganda 0 tonnes
- 121 Uruguay 0 tonnes
- 121 Vanuatu 0 tonnes
- 121 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes
- 121 Zambia 0 tonnes
- 121 Zimbabwe 0 tonnes
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Suriname was 4,164 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4,164 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1994.
- How does Suriname rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Suriname ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.