Guyana vs Suriname: How have things changed?, per capita

Guyana
0.0466 metric tons per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0507 metric tons per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
37th
Suriname rank
34th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
00.050.10.150.20.25196519942024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0507 metric tons per person against 0.0466 metric tons per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0041 metric tons per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.

Guyana ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0213 metric tons per person 0.0216 metric tons per person 0.0003 metric tons per person Suriname
1970s 0.0319 metric tons per person 0.0232 metric tons per person 0.0086 metric tons per person Guyana
1980s 0.0985 metric tons per person 0.013 metric tons per person 0.0855 metric tons per person Guyana
1990s 0.0676 metric tons per person 0.033 metric tons per person 0.0346 metric tons per person Guyana
2000s 0.0823 metric tons per person 0.0579 metric tons per person 0.0244 metric tons per person Guyana
2010s 0.0818 metric tons per person 0.0654 metric tons per person 0.0164 metric tons per person Guyana
2020s 0.0473 metric tons per person 0.0513 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Guyana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0507 metric tons per person against 0.0466 metric tons per person in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Guyana and Suriname?
0.0041 metric tons per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Guyana ranks 37th and Suriname ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.