Guyana vs Suriname: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Guyana
0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
163rd
Suriname rank
162nd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.072 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
1970s 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0564 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0642 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
1980s 0.385 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0315 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3535 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
1990s 0.26 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0902 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1699 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
2000s 0.3178 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1851 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1328 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
2010s 0.3159 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2356 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0803 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
2020s 0.1839 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0148 metric tons per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Guyana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Guyana and Suriname?
0.0098 metric tons per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.