Guyana vs Suriname
Guyana vs Suriname: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4.56 tonnes in Guyana and 4.06 tonnes in Suriname, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guyana, by 0.5 tonnes, or 1.12 times that in Suriname.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Guyana has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Suriname.
- In 2024, Guyana ranked 58 and Suriname ranked 67 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Guyana | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.56 | 4.06 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.53 | 3.97 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.48 | 4.59 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.07 | 4.4 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.12 | 4.25 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.46 | 4.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.26 | 3.59 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.21 | 4.13 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.22 | 5.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.73 | 4.69 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.74 | 4.56 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.64 | 4.02 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.68 | 4.35 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.46 | 3.52 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.35 | 3.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.17 | 2.67 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.13 | 2.72 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.12 | 2.66 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 1.76 | 2.92 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 1.95 | 3.25 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.2 | 2.71 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.12 | 2.44 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.13 | 2.25 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.15 | 3.13 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.17 | 3.11 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.27 | 2.73 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.29 | 2.85 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.26 | 2.86 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.08 | 2.84 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.02 | 2.94 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.87 | 2.93 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.45 | 2.93 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.44 | 2.93 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 1.53 | 3.02 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 1.57 | 2.66 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.64 | 1.4 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.84 | 1.2 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.76 | 0.99 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.78 | 1.27 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.87 | 1.27 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.81 | 0.99 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.67 | 1.13 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.28 | 1.75 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.18 | 2.1 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 2.46 | 2.03 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.48 | 1.84 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.47 | 1.92 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.11 | 1.72 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.42 | 1.9 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.11 | 1.82 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.11 | 1.6 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.14 | 1.65 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guyana vs Suriname
Health
- Life expectancyGuyana: 70.2 years in 2023Suriname: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Suriname: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Suriname: 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuyana: 4.14% in 2017Suriname: 3.97% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuyana: 26.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Suriname: 24.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuyana: 826,400 people in 2023Suriname: 628,900 people in 2023
- Population growthGuyana: 0.55% a year in 2023Suriname: 0.91% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023Suriname: 2.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Suriname: 65.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuyana: 25.6 years in 2023Suriname: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuyana: 6.5% in 2023Suriname: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Suriname: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelGuyana: 3,000 people in 2020Suriname: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Suriname: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuyana: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Suriname: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuyana: 5 million TIV in 2025Suriname: 12 million TIV in 2024