Per capita co2 including land in Suriname
Suriname: Per capita co2 including land was 4.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 including land in Suriname, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 including land in Suriname stood at 4.98.
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 including land in Suriname peaked at 14.32 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.92, 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.
Per capita co2 including land in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.05 | — |
| 1951 | 4.02 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 4 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 3.94 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 4.09 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 3.76 | -8.1% |
| 1957 | 3.67 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 3.12 | -14.9% |
| 1959 | 2.92 | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 3.24 | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 4.48 | +38.3% |
| 1962 | 3.64 | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 8.53 | +134.6% |
| 1964 | 6.07 | -28.9% |
| 1965 | 5.02 | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 5.27 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5.63 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 8.56 | +51.9% |
| 1969 | 7.13 | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 9.65 | +35.3% |
| 1971 | 7.88 | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 8.84 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 8.72 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 7 | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 8.15 | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 8.79 | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 8.09 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 10.14 | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 12.95 | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 13.7 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 12.04 | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 10.36 | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 9.15 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 10.79 | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 10.75 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 12.75 | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 10.08 | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 8.51 | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 7.57 | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 7.54 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.26 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 14.32 | +73.4% |
| 1993 | 10.84 | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 12.17 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 12.3 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.43 | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 8.96 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.57 | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 8.92 | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 10.24 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 7.95 | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 11.55 | +45.3% |
| 2003 | 10.96 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 6.72 | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 5.18 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 12.83 | +117.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4 | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 8.64 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 7.13 | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | +78.1% |
| 2013 | 12.87 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.89 | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 7.84 | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 8.22 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.31 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.41 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 7.28 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.55 | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 5.46 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.15 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.98 | -3.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +134.6% | 3.64 | 8.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.76 | 2.92 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 | 3.24 | 8.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.02 | 7 | 12.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.57 | 7.57 | 13.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.43 | 7.54 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 | 5.18 | 12.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 | 6.41 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | 4.98 | 6.7 | 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 including land in Suriname?
- Per capita co2 including land in Suriname was 4.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 in 1992.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 1959.
- How does Suriname rank for per capita co2 including land?
- Suriname ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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