Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Suriname
Suriname: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 1,544 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1,544 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Suriname peaked at 1,926 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,035 TJ, in 2005.
That places Suriname 140th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Suriname, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,473 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,325 TJ | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1,337 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,392 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1,471 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,586 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,560 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,712 TJ | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 1,632 TJ | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1,711 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1,813 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1,838 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,227 TJ | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 1,058 TJ | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 1,066 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,035 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,103 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1,638 TJ | +48.5% |
| 2008 | 1,668 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,714 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,724 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,759 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,856 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1,926 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1,898 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,919 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,691 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1,693 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,694 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,710 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,469 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 1,520 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1,542 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,544 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,544 TJ | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,544 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 21% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,544 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 44% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +48.5% | 1,103 TJ | 1,638 TJ |
| 2002 | -33.2% | 1,838 TJ | 1,227 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,520 TJ | 1,325 TJ | 1,712 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,416 TJ | 1,035 TJ | 1,838 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,787 TJ | 1,691 TJ | 1,926 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,524 TJ | 1,469 TJ | 1,544 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Suriname?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Suriname was 1,544 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,926 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 TJ in 2005.
- How does Suriname rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.