Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Suriname
Suriname: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Suriname, 2001–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0354 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.3% on the previous year and up 178.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Suriname peaked at 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 tonnes per person, in 2017.
That places Suriname 114th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.013 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +48.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0354 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.625 tonnes per person, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0354 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1843 tonnes per person, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +48.5% | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person |
| 2024 | +37.3% | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | +32.0% | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person |
| 2020 | +31.6% | 0.0182 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person |
| 2021 | -25.6% | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Suriname?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Suriname was 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0354 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Suriname ranks 114th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.