Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Suriname
Suriname: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Suriname, 1950–2009
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Suriname peaked at 0.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1953.
Suriname ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +102.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -69.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +48.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +130.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +48.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +130.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +102.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1956 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Congo 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 141 Macao 0.0% compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Suriname?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Suriname was 0.0% in 2009, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1953.
- How does Suriname rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Suriname ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.