Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0455 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0455 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0817 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0375 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0373 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.036 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 ha per person | -79.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per person | -69.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -91.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 ha per person | +5944.6% |
| 2002 | 0.072 ha per person | +354.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 ha per person | +98.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 ha per person | -92.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0405 ha per person | +523.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 ha per person | -88.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 ha per person | +306.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0554 ha per person | +197.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 ha per person | -93.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 ha per person | +679.4% |
| 2012 | 0.062 ha per person | +115.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 ha per person | -88.8% |
| 2014 | 0.055 ha per person | +695.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0413 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 ha per person | -67.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 ha per person | +160.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 ha per person | -69.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0532 ha per person | +402.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 ha per person | -62.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per person | -95.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 ha per person | +1780.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0471 ha per person | +168.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0455 ha per person | -3.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0455 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 35.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0455 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 21.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +5944.6% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person |
| 2022 | +1780.1% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0375 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0337 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0817 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0471 ha 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0455 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0817 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.