LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Suriname
Suriname: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 19.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Suriname, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 19.82 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 208.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Suriname peaked at 20.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 1st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -5 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | -4.97 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1992 | -4.94 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1993 | -4.75 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 1994 | -4.72 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 1995 | -4.54 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 1996 | -4.29 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 1997 | -4.18 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1998 | -3.97 t CO2eq/cap | -5.0% |
| 1999 | -3.89 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2000 | -3.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 6.28 t CO2eq/cap | -264.4% |
| 2002 | 6.17 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.08 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.28 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.14 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.06 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.99 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.93 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.85 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.58 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 6.51 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.43 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.36 t CO2eq/cap | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.3 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.14 t CO2eq/cap | +172.1% |
| 2017 | 16.97 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.64 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.47 t CO2eq/cap | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.12 t CO2eq/cap | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 19.99 t CO2eq/cap | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.82 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 19.82 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.105 t CO2eq/cap, 188.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +264.4% | -3.82 t CO2eq/cap | 6.28 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2016 | +172.1% | 6.3 t CO2eq/cap | 17.14 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.53 t CO2eq/cap | -5 t CO2eq/cap | -3.89 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 t CO2eq/cap | -3.82 t CO2eq/cap | 6.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.56 t CO2eq/cap | 5.85 t CO2eq/cap | 17.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1 t CO2eq/cap | 16.47 t CO2eq/cap | 20.12 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Suriname?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Suriname was 19.82 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 20.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -5 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.2%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.