Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Suriname
Suriname: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 4.3 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.3 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 204.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname peaked at 4.3 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,303 kt, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 27th of 243 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2,303 kt | — |
| 1991 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2,303 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.91 kt | -99.9% |
| 2002 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.91 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4.13 kt | +116.0% |
| 2012 | -4.13 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4.13 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4.13 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4.13 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.2014 kt | -95.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2014 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2014 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2014 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2014 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3 kt | -2234.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3 kt | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.3 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -132.15 kt. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.3 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -8.46 kt. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,303 kt | -2,303 kt | -2,303 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -231.99 kt | -2,303 kt | -1.91 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.34 kt | -4.13 kt | -0.2014 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 kt | -0.2014 kt | 4.3 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 24 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
- 26 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
- 28 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
- 29 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
- 30 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.4 kt compare
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Suriname was 4.3 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,303 kt in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.1%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).