Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Suriname
Suriname: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.019 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Suriname is 0.019 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 664.5% on the previous year and up 3,091.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — 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 9th out of 185 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 4023.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Suriname?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Suriname was 0.019 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.019 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.