Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname
Suriname: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 259.32 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname is 259.32 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname peaked at 259.32 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 792,413 tonnes, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.59 million tonnes | 792,413 tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.95 million tonnes | 9.18 million tonnes | 26.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.25 million tonnes | 30.44 million tonnes | 61.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.23 million tonnes | 66.87 million tonnes | 102.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.78 million tonnes | 105.67 million tonnes | 147.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.99 million tonnes | 152.54 million tonnes | 191.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.44 million tonnes | 195.89 million tonnes | 242.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 252.81 million tonnes | 246.09 million tonnes | 259.32 million tonnes | 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)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname was 259.32 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 259.32 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 792,413 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Suriname ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.