Drained organic soils — Emissions in Suriname

Suriname: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 686 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
686 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 221 countries
All-time high
686 kt
in 2022
All-time low
229.68 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Suriname, 1990–2024

2003004005006007001990200720241990: 229.7 kt1991: 229.7 kt1992: 229.7 kt1993: 299.4 kt1994: 299.2 kt1995: 341.2 kt1996: 385.1 kt1997: 398.5 kt1998: 411.2 kt1999: 471.8 kt2000: 476.1 kt2001: 479.5 kt2002: 478.4 kt2003: 477.5 kt2004: 649.2 kt2005: 647 kt2006: 645.5 kt2007: 644.5 kt2008: 644.3 kt2009: 644.3 kt2010: 644 kt2011: 644.8 kt2012: 644.3 kt2013: 643.2 kt2014: 642.3 kt2015: 642.1 kt2016: 642.1 kt2017: 642.2 kt2018: 642.4 kt2019: 644.9 kt2020: 645.8 kt2021: 660.1 kt2022: 686 kt2023: 686 kt2024: 686 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Suriname is 686 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Suriname peaked at 686 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 229.68 kt, in 1990.

Suriname ranks 58th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 329.55 kt 229.68 kt 471.83 kt 10
2000s 578.62 kt 476.12 kt 649.24 kt 10
2010s 643.24 kt 642.06 kt 644.94 kt 10
2020s 672.79 kt 645.82 kt 686 kt 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 55 Colombia 722.53 kt compare
  2. 56 Guinea 719.64 kt compare
  3. 57 Italy 693.18 kt compare
  4. 59 Panama 678.08 kt compare
  5. 60 Botswana 632.88 kt compare
  6. 61 Gabon 612.77 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Suriname?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Suriname was 686 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 686 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 229.68 kt in 1990.
How does Suriname rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Suriname ranks 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.