Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname
Suriname: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
160th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1987
All-time low
0.0%
in 1883
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname peaked at 0.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1883.
That places Suriname 160th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +34.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1988 | -34.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | +33.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | +33.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1987 | +32.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | +31.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1883.
- How does Suriname rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Suriname ranks 160th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.