Outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname
Suriname: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 13.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.5
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
130th
of 241 countries
All-time high
15.1
in 2015
All-time low
9.9
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 13.5 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname peaked at 15.1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.9, in 1998.
That places Suriname 130th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.9 | — |
| 1999 | 10.4 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 12.1 | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 11.9 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.1 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9 | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 12.2 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.2 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7 | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 13 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 14.6 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 12.8 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5 | +10.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.15, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.75, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.15 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.03 | 11.2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.43 | 12.2 | 15.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.24 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Suriname was 13.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Suriname ranks 130th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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