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Suriname Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
3,666,575
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.23%
increase
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
6.16
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Suriname were 3,666,575 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 2.23% over the previous year, representing an increase by 79,901 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 3,586,674 tons.
  • Per capita: 6.16 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • Suriname accounts for 0.01% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 3,666,575 2,576,452 932,247 157,876 0 6.16 2.23% 0.0069%
2023 3,586,674 2,495,964 940,107 150,602 0 6.07 −9.34% 0.0068%
2022 3,956,371 2,862,816 934,215 159,340 0 6.74 1.06% 0.0076%
2021 3,914,801 2,719,099 1,037,896 157,805 0 6.71 3.26% 0.0076%
2020 3,791,144 2,604,360 1,032,004 154,780 0 6.56 −2.26% 0.0077%
2019 3,878,618 2,661,313 1,061,805 155,499 0 6.77 16.91% 0.0076%
2018 3,317,565 2,151,195 1,028,739 137,631 0 5.84 −9.29% 0.0066%
2017 3,657,390 2,450,400 1,058,254 148,737 0 6.49 −12.78% 0.0074%
2016 4,193,460 2,960,731 1,073,213 159,515 0 7.51 6.89% 0.0086%
2015 3,923,077 2,726,077 1,053,513 143,486 0 7.09 2.3% 0.0081%
2014 3,834,892 2,621,242 1,071,483 142,168 0 7 10.66% 0.0079%
2013 3,465,521 2,288,319 1,043,554 133,648 0 6.39 −3.26% 0.0072%
2012 3,582,172 2,444,883 985,799 151,489 0 6.67 15.06% 0.0076%
2011 3,113,434 1,956,554 1,024,637 132,243 0 5.86 8.17% 0.0067%
2010 2,878,302 1,749,724 991,755 136,823 0 5.47 12.12% 0.0063%
2009 2,567,265 1,451,983 989,460 125,822 0 4.93 4.41% 0.0059%
2008 2,458,798 1,460,128 876,888 121,782 0 4.77 3.61% 0.0056%
2007 2,373,080 1,414,772 835,522 122,786 0 4.66 −4.33% 0.0055%
2006 2,480,609 1,531,434 825,194 123,981 0 4.92 −4.76% 0.0059%
2005 2,604,517 1,688,835 793,655 122,027 0 5.22 11.66% 0.0064%
2004 2,332,546 1,393,887 820,461 118,199 0 4.73 6.57% 0.0059%
2003 2,188,785 1,234,774 848,107 105,905 0 4.48 11.24% 0.0058%
2002 1,967,654 1,118,238 749,100 100,316 0 4.07 −22.78% 0.0054%
2001 2,548,278 1,520,578 911,881 115,819 0 5.33 0.8% 0.0071%
2000 2,528,140 1,480,206 854,324 193,610 0 5.35 5.54% 0.0071%
1999 2,395,386 1,275,526 965,426 133,816 20,619 5.13 −3.05% 0.0069%
1998 2,470,673 1,302,556 924,636 146,503 96,978 5.35 0.5% 0.0071%
1997 2,458,261 1,281,781 926,108 146,830 103,542 5.39 −1.1% 0.0071%
1996 2,485,562 1,245,134 1,004,987 118,880 116,560 5.52 0.39% 0.0073%
1995 2,475,862 1,261,244 982,571 112,663 119,385 5.58 1.52% 0.0074%
1994 2,438,843 1,237,073 953,117 111,387 137,266 5.58 −1.52% 0.0075%
1993 2,476,473 1,230,308 918,909 172,483 154,772 5.76 −4.69% 0.0077%
1992 2,598,362 1,224,798 1,030,336 176,911 166,317 6.15 5.57% 0.0080%
1991 2,461,258 1,251,911 905,564 146,209 157,574 5.93 11.2% 0.0076%
1990 2,213,400 1,097,599 833,844 121,171 160,786 5.43 19.74% 0.0069%
1989 1,848,559 571,524 984,491 122,396 170,148 4.63 12.65% 0.0058%
1988 1,641,037 480,733 958,878 134,645 66,781 4.19 6.7% 0.0052%
1987 1,538,057 394,727 941,508 187,127 14,695 4.01 −16.03% 0.0051%
1986 1,831,647 497,254 966,647 122,511 245,235 4.86 1.2% 0.0062%
1985 1,809,948 491,229 943,411 104,704 270,605 4.87 7.95% 0.0062%
1984 1,676,708 378,296 951,471 130,834 216,108 4.56 −7.28% 0.0058%
1983 1,808,319 428,303 924,651 139,659 315,706 4.95 −10.05% 0.0065%
1982 2,010,400 582,050 940,985 88,035 399,330 5.52 −0.02% 0.0072%
1981 2,010,713 657,285 908,639 64,251 380,538 5.53 −9.11% 0.0072%
1980 2,212,156 774,655 857,106 64,555 515,840 6.1 2.87% 0.0078%
1979 2,150,337 792,592 789,576 61,726 506,444 5.94 0.15% 0.0075%
1978 2,147,137 801,884 742,072 58,212 544,968 5.94 7.43% 0.0077%
1977 1,998,729 782,774 691,489 54,666 469,800 5.54 8.76% 0.0073%
1976 1,837,673 714,826 638,742 52,828 431,276 5.09 4.02% 0.0069%
1975 1,766,640 751,879 636,183 52,536 326,041 4.87 −5.7% 0.0069%
1974 1,873,510 676,640 609,301 51,997 535,572 5.13 −3.82% 0.0074%
1973 1,947,963 750,709 624,637 53,018 519,599 5.29 12.98% 0.0077%
1972 1,724,170 721,909 539,970 51,686 410,605 4.64 −2.13% 0.0071%
1971 1,761,714 627,374 565,447 52,113 516,780 4.73 0.13% 0.0076%
1970 1,759,444 627,050 562,054 53,561 516,780 4.74 0.0076%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).