Emissions of air pollutants in Suriname
Suriname: Emissions of air pollutants was 25,681 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
25,681 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 220 countries
All-time high
28,005 tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
2.8 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Suriname, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Suriname is 25,681 tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Suriname peaked at 28,005 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.8 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Suriname 151st out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Suriname, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 2.8 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 2.83 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1752 | 2.85 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1753 | 2.87 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1754 | 2.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 2.92 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 2.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 2.97 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 3 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 3.02 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1760 | 3.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1761 | 3.07 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1762 | 3.1 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1763 | 3.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 3.15 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 3.18 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 3.2 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 3.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 3.25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 3.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 3.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1771 | 3.34 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1772 | 3.36 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1773 | 3.39 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 3.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 3.45 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 3.48 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 3.51 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 3.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1779 | 3.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 3.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1781 | 3.62 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1782 | 3.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 3.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 3.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 3.74 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 3.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 3.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1788 | 3.84 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1789 | 3.87 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 3.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1791 | 3.93 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1792 | 3.96 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 4 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 4.03 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 4.06 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 4.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 4.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1798 | 4.16 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1799 | 4.19 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 4.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1801 | 4.27 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1802 | 4.31 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1803 | 4.36 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1804 | 4.4 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1805 | 4.44 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1806 | 4.49 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1807 | 4.53 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1808 | 4.57 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1809 | 4.62 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1810 | 4.66 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1811 | 4.7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 4.74 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 4.78 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 4.82 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 4.85 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 4.89 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 4.93 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 4.97 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 5.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 5.05 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 5.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 5.13 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 5.17 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 5.21 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 5.25 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 5.29 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 5.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 5.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 5.42 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 5.46 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 5.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 5.55 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 5.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 5.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 5.68 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 5.73 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 5.77 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 5.81 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 5.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 5.9 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 5.95 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 6 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 6.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 6.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 6.14 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 6.19 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 6.23 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 6.28 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 6.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 6.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 6.43 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 6.48 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 6.53 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 6.59 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 6.64 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 6.69 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 6.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 6.8 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 6.86 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 6.89 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 6.94 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 7.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 7.08 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 7.12 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 7.16 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 7.24 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 7.32 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 7.41 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 7.49 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 7.77 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1872 | 8.05 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1873 | 8.35 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1874 | 8.52 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 8.7 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 8.87 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 9.05 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 9.16 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 9.27 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 9.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1881 | 9.49 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 9.64 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1883 | 9.79 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 9.93 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 10.07 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 10.21 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 10.32 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 10.4 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 10.48 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 10.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 10.65 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 10.84 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 11.03 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 11.22 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 11.41 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 11.61 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1897 | 11.82 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 12.04 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 12.26 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 12.48 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1901 | 13.68 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1902 | 14.87 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1903 | 16.03 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1904 | 17.18 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1905 | 18.31 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1906 | 19.45 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1907 | 21.32 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1908 | 23.33 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1909 | 25.51 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1910 | 26.64 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1911 | 27.88 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 29.42 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1913 | 30.98 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 32.54 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1915 | 34 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 36.36 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1917 | 38.69 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 40.56 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1919 | 46.41 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1920 | 51.1 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1921 | 56.07 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1922 | 58.09 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 60.2 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 63.26 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1925 | 66.98 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1926 | 70.54 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1927 | 73.75 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1928 | 76.99 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1929 | 80.27 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 83.29 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1931 | 86.44 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1932 | 89.43 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 92.19 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 94.97 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 97.8 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 101.15 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 106.51 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1938 | 111.79 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1939 | 116.98 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1940 | 123.98 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 131.31 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1942 | 127.39 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1943 | 144.64 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1944 | 152.67 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1945 | 160.82 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 167.75 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1947 | 174.9 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 182.03 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 189.62 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 661.8 tonnes | +249.0% |
| 1951 | 718.1 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1952 | 785.31 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1953 | 898.8 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1954 | 931.63 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 894.5 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 970.43 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1957 | 1,046 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1958 | 940.16 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 1,045 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1960 | 1,179 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1961 | 1,179 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,318 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1,398 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 1,526 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,868 tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1966 | 2,369 tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 2,810 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 2,973 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 3,078 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 3,193 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 3,468 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 3,432 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3,941 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 2,812 tonnes | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 4,378 tonnes | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 4,116 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 4,030 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 5,631 tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1979 | 5,266 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 5,712 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 5,656 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 5,301 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 3,859 tonnes | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 4,260 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 4,571 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 5,156 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 5,204 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5,682 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 5,588 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 16,610 tonnes | +197.2% |
| 1991 | 20,055 tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 20,921 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 18,443 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 18,316 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 20,154 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 19,790 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 19,110 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 20,317 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 18,645 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 14,088 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 14,582 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 14,144 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 15,401 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 16,737 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 20,176 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 17,604 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 14,820 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 15,336 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17,251 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 20,408 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 21,057 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 25,742 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 28,005 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 26,164 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 26,745 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 26,353 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 21,945 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 19,881 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 24,922 tonnes | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 25,472 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 25,714 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 25,681 tonnes | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 25,681 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784 tonnes, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 25,681 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 47% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +249.0% | 189.62 tonnes | 661.8 tonnes |
| 1990 | +197.2% | 5,588 tonnes | 16,610 tonnes |
| 1975 | +55.7% | 2,812 tonnes | 4,378 tonnes |
| 1978 | +39.7% | 4,030 tonnes | 5,631 tonnes |
| 1974 | -28.7% | 3,941 tonnes | 2,812 tonnes |
| 1983 | -27.2% | 5,301 tonnes | 3,859 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.91 tonnes | 2.8 tonnes | 3.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 3.16 tonnes | 3.04 tonnes | 3.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 3.43 tonnes | 3.31 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 3.73 tonnes | 3.59 tonnes | 3.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 4.04 tonnes | 3.9 tonnes | 4.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 4.42 tonnes | 4.23 tonnes | 4.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 4.83 tonnes | 4.66 tonnes | 5.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 5.23 tonnes | 5.05 tonnes | 5.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 5.66 tonnes | 5.46 tonnes | 5.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 6.12 tonnes | 5.9 tonnes | 6.33 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 6.61 tonnes | 6.38 tonnes | 6.86 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.12 tonnes | 6.89 tonnes | 7.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.52 tonnes | 7.49 tonnes | 9.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.97 tonnes | 9.38 tonnes | 10.48 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.34 tonnes | 10.56 tonnes | 12.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 18.22 tonnes | 12.48 tonnes | 25.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 34.35 tonnes | 26.64 tonnes | 46.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 65.73 tonnes | 51.1 tonnes | 80.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 98.06 tonnes | 83.29 tonnes | 116.98 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 155.51 tonnes | 123.98 tonnes | 189.62 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 889.15 tonnes | 661.8 tonnes | 1,046 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,970 tonnes | 1,179 tonnes | 3,078 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,027 tonnes | 2,812 tonnes | 5,631 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,099 tonnes | 3,859 tonnes | 5,712 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,236 tonnes | 16,610 tonnes | 20,921 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,014 tonnes | 14,088 tonnes | 20,176 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,122 tonnes | 19,881 tonnes | 28,005 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,622 tonnes | 25,472 tonnes | 25,714 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Suriname
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Suriname?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Suriname was 25,681 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 28,005 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Suriname rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Suriname ranks 151st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.