Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname
Suriname: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.98 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname stood at 4.98 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname peaked at 14.32 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.92 tonnes per person, in 1959.
That places Suriname 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 8.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.02 tonnes per person | 7 tonnes per person | 12.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.57 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 13.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.43 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 14.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 tonnes per person | 5.18 tonnes per person | 12.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 12.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 6.7 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 including land-use change in Suriname?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname was 4.98 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 including land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Suriname rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Suriname ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.