Waste — Emissions Share in Suriname

Suriname: Waste — Emissions Share was 25.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.91 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
94th
of 222 countries
All-time high
25.91 %
in 2023
All-time low
15.93 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Suriname, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 18.8 %1991: 17.8 %1992: 15.9 %1993: 17.6 %1994: 17.2 %1995: 16.9 %1996: 16.6 %1997: 18.6 %1998: 17.8 %1999: 18.1 %2000: 20.4 %2001: 19.7 %2002: 24.2 %2003: 21.8 %2004: 22.9 %2005: 24.7 %2006: 24.4 %2007: 24.9 %2008: 23.9 %2009: 21.5 %2010: 22.1 %2011: 21.7 %2012: 22.7 %2013: 22.4 %2014: 21.8 %2015: 22.3 %2016: 21.9 %2017: 22.6 %2018: 23.6 %2019: 22.5 %2020: 23.3 %2021: 23.8 %2022: 25.8 %2023: 25.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Suriname stood at 25.91 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Suriname peaked at 25.91 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.93 %, in 1992.

That places Suriname 94th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CH4) in Suriname, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 18.79 % —
1991 17.81 % -5.2%
1992 15.93 % -10.6%
1993 17.64 % +10.7%
1994 17.22 % -2.4%
1995 16.86 % -2.1%
1996 16.62 % -1.4%
1997 18.55 % +11.6%
1998 17.84 % -3.8%
1999 18.09 % +1.4%
2000 20.37 % +12.6%
2001 19.7 % -3.3%
2002 24.16 % +22.6%
2003 21.8 % -9.8%
2004 22.93 % +5.2%
2005 24.7 % +7.7%
2006 24.45 % -1.0%
2007 24.92 % +1.9%
2008 23.91 % -4.1%
2009 21.54 % -9.9%
2010 22.1 % +2.6%
2011 21.7 % -1.8%
2012 22.72 % +4.7%
2013 22.35 % -1.6%
2014 21.82 % -2.4%
2015 22.26 % +2.0%
2016 21.95 % -1.4%
2017 22.65 % +3.2%
2018 23.61 % +4.2%
2019 22.54 % -4.5%
2020 23.27 % +3.2%
2021 23.79 % +2.2%
2022 25.83 % +8.6%
2023 25.91 % +0.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 25.91 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 25.91 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.54 % 15.93 % 18.79 % 10
2000s 22.85 % 19.7 % 24.92 % 10
2010s 22.37 % 21.7 % 23.61 % 10
2020s 24.7 % 23.27 % 25.91 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Suriname?
Waste — emissions share in Suriname was 25.91 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 25.91 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 15.93 % in 1992.
How does Suriname rank for waste — emissions share?
Suriname ranks 94th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.