Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.1649 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.1649 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.3% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname peaked at 0.7775 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0743, in 2022.
That places Suriname 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3526 | — |
| 2013 | 0.1141 | -67.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2199 | +92.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3674 | +67.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3256 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1646 | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2522 | +53.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2778 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2627 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0868 | -67.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0743 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5914 | +695.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7775 | +31.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0998 | -87.2% |
| 2026 | 0.1649 | +65.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.1649 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2444, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.1649 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3566, 46% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +695.5% | 0.0743 | 0.5914 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2593 | 0.1141 | 0.3674 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2939 | 0.0743 | 0.7775 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Suriname was 0.1649 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7775 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0743 in 2022.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Suriname ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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