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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Suriname
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 639,850 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 420,949 (2025)
- Urban population 65.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 128.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.71 tonnes per person (2024)
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.