Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.019 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.019 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 664.5% on the previous year and up 3,091.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.019 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Suriname 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | +81.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 ha per person | +136.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 ha per person | -78.9% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 ha per person | +166.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 ha per person | +166.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 ha per person | -76.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -86.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | +213.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +83.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per person | +143.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -69.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 ha per person | +174.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -64.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | +75.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | +196.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | -56.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +312.4% |
| 2020 | 0.002 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -94.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | +7134.4% |
| 2024 | 0.019 ha per person | +664.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.019 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 198.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.019 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 101.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +7134.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person |
| 2024 | +664.5% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 forest fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname was 0.019 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.019 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,091.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.