Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname
Suriname: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 135th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +63.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 37% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +63.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Suriname was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Suriname ranks 135th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.