Human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname
Suriname: Human caused air pollution exposure was 6.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.72
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
168th
of 240 countries
All-time high
6.72
in 2024
All-time low
4.51
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 6.72 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname peaked at 6.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 168th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.51 | — |
| 1999 | 5.15 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 5 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.78 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 5.31 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 5.92 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 5.93 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.78 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.04 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 6.15 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.33 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.64 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.67 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 6.47 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 5.83 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.83 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.83 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.68 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.02 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.59 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 6.02 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.77 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 6.42 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 5.78 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 6.22 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 6.72 | +8.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 6.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 6.72 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.83 | 4.51 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 5 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 | 5.59 | 6.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 | 5.77 | 6.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.025 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Suriname was 6.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Suriname ranks 168th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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