How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3034 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1982
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.3034 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1982.
Suriname ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0412 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.041 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0473 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0732 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0648 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0755 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0723 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0654 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0373 metric tons per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1977 | 0.043 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0283 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0252 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0288 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0282 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0317 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0283 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.051 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0702 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0597 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.092 metric tons per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0891 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1008 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1035 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1351 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1523 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1532 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1805 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1939 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2234 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2066 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.186 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1933 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1508 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1631 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.219 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2217 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2243 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2218 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.209 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2466 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2689 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3034 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2453 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.196 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1857 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2004 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2099 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0406 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0617 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0564 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0315 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0485 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0902 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1523 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1851 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1508 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2234 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2356 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.196 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3034 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1857 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2099 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 159 Hungary 0.2453 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 163 Guyana 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kuwait 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3034 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 metric tons per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Suriname rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.