Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Suriname is 0.0106 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,153.0% on the previous year and up 28,558.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.0106 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
Suriname ranks 14th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 ha per person | +80.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per person | -70.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0051 ha per person | +5832.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 ha per person | — |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -81.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -80.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +2075.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 ha per person | -82.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -75.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | +2768.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per person | -82.9% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | +929.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per person | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.0106 ha per person | +1153.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0106 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 99.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0106 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 25.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +5832.2% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person |
| 2015 | +2768.8% | 0 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person |
| 2012 | +2075.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 2024 | +1153.0% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person |
| 2019 | +929.3% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0106 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Suriname?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Suriname was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,558.4%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.