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
Latest (2024)
4.98 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
66th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.32 tonnes per person
in 1992
All-time low
2.92 tonnes per person
in 1959
Years of data
75
1950–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.05 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 4.02 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 4 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 3.94 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 4.09 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1957 | 3.67 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 3.12 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1959 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 3.24 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1961 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1962 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 8.53 tonnes per person | +134.6% |
| 1964 | 6.07 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1965 | 5.02 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1966 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5.63 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 8.56 tonnes per person | +51.9% |
| 1969 | 7.13 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 9.65 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 1971 | 7.88 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 8.84 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 8.72 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 7 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 8.15 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 8.79 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 8.09 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 10.14 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 12.95 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 13.7 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 12.04 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 10.36 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 9.15 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 10.79 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 10.75 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 12.75 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 10.08 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 8.51 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 7.57 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 7.54 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.26 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 14.32 tonnes per person | +73.4% |
| 1993 | 10.84 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 12.17 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 12.3 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9.43 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 8.96 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.57 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 8.92 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 10.24 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 7.95 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 11.55 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 2003 | 10.96 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 6.72 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 5.9 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 12.83 tonnes per person | +117.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 8.64 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 7.13 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 12.7 tonnes per person | +78.1% |
| 2013 | 12.87 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.89 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 7.84 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 8.22 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.31 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 7.28 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 5.46 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.15 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.98 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.98 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.98 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 8.53 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 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.