Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Suriname

Suriname: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,050 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,050 kt
Change on year
up 671.2%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,050 kt
in 2024
All-time low
1.86 kt
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Suriname, 2001–2024

02505007501.0k2001201220242001: 46.6 kt2002: 126.8 kt2003: 345 kt2004: 83.9 kt2005: 11.2 kt2006: 35.4 kt2007: 13.1 kt2008: 24.2 kt2009: 59.7 kt2010: 18.6 kt2011: 16.8 kt2012: 46.6 kt2013: 16.8 kt2014: 29.8 kt2015: 89.5 kt2016: 39.2 kt2017: 20.5 kt2018: 22.4 kt2019: 93.3 kt2020: 104.4 kt2021: 5.6 kt2022: 1.9 kt2023: 136.1 kt2024: 1.1k kt

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 1,050 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 671.2% on the previous year and up 3,419.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Suriname peaked at 1,050 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.86 kt, in 2022.

Suriname ranks 54th of 198 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.89 kt 11.19 kt 345.04 kt 9
2010s 39.35 kt 16.78 kt 93.25 kt 10
2020s 259.62 kt 1.86 kt 1,050 kt 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 51 Caribbean 1,171 kt compare
  2. 52 Guinea 1,155 kt compare
  3. 53 Malaysia 1,097 kt compare
  4. 55 Chile 916.77 kt compare
  5. 56 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 857.93 kt compare
  6. 57 Ghana 846.86 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Suriname?
Forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Suriname was 1,050 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1,050 kt in 2024.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.86 kt in 2022.
How does Suriname rank for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
Suriname ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,419.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.