Share of deforestation that is exported in Suriname
Suriname: Share of deforestation that is exported was 20.2% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
20.2%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
31st
of 117 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006–2013
Share of deforestation that is exported in Suriname, 2006–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is exported in Suriname stood at 20.2%.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and up 65.1% over five years.
That places Suriname 31st out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 0.0% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 20.2% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2322 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Suriname?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Suriname was 20.2% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Suriname ranks 31st out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.