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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Suriname: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Suriname is placed 120th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 4.709 (2024); Water Stress 3.95 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

120th

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 91st of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Suriname on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    4.709

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Suriname: 4.709. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in South America
    1.145 Paraguay
    Land neighbours
    Brazil 2.278 · France 3.969 · Guyana 5.427

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    3.95

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Suriname: 3.95. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in South America
    0.2 Bolivia
    Land neighbours
    Brazil 1.43 · France 20.57 · Guyana 0.31

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.15

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    Suriname: 0.15. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in South America
    21.26 Uruguay
    Land neighbours
    Brazil 0.43 · France 9.53

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    No reading

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Suriname, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in South America
    1.847 Colombia
    Land neighbours
    Brazil 2.443 · France 4.45

03In context

Suriname beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

South America
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Suriname and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Guyana56th5.4270.31——
Brazil67th2.2781.430.432.443
France114th3.96920.579.534.45
Suriname120th4.7093.950.15—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind

43 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median7

Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528158,867No real change since 2012

    Suriname: 158,867 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 3rd of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.618No earlier reading

    Suriname: 0.618 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 144th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0652.87▲ Improved since 2014

    Suriname: 52.87 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 57th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75322.99▲ Improved since 2014

    Suriname: 322.99 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 101st of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3252.87▲ Improved since 2014

    Suriname: 52.87 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 68th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4512.8▼ Worsened since 2013

    Suriname: 12.8 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 127th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.442▼ Worsened since 2014

    Suriname: 0.442 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 90th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median10

Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.668No earlier reading

    Suriname: 1.668 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4446.42▲ Improved since 2014

    Suriname: 46.42 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 101st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.176.21▼ Worsened since 2015

    Suriname: 6.21 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 74th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.86▼ Worsened since 2015

    Suriname: 2.86 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 113th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1811.74▼ Worsened since 2015

    Suriname: 11.74 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.518▼ Worsened since 2014

    Suriname: 3.518 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.11▼ Worsened since 2015

    Suriname: -0.11 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.17.12▼ Worsened since 2013

    Suriname: 7.12 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.575No real change since 2014

    Suriname: 0.575 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5654.41▼ Worsened since 2013

    Suriname: 4.41 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 22nd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare2

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Suriname: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 55No earlier reading

    Suriname: 5 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 80th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

No better end24

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0894.45No real change since 2013

    Suriname: 94.45 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 1st of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95471.28No real change since 1990

    Suriname: 71.28 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6674.36No earlier reading

    Suriname: 74.36 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.

    Position 2nd of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63191.97Moved since 2013

    Suriname: 191.97 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.7314.01Moved since 2014

    Suriname: 14.01 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 20th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36285.64Moved since 2013

    Suriname: 285.64 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 22nd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5351.16No real change since 2013

    Suriname: 1.16 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 42nd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7089.593Moved since 2011

    Suriname: 9.593 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 45th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92773,565No real change since 2015

    Suriname: 73,565 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010.007Moved since 2015

    Suriname: 0.007 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0751.646Moved since 2014

    Suriname: 1.646 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.86Moved since 2015

    Suriname: 1.86 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77514,442No real change since 2015

    Suriname: 14,442 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1470No real change since 2012

    Suriname: 70 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 74th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82415,949Moved since 2015

    Suriname: 15,949 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37532,197Moved since 2014

    Suriname: 32,197 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8348.48Moved since 2013

    Suriname: 48.48 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.084Moved since 2013

    Suriname: 0.084 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 126th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,853No real change since 2013

    Suriname: 1,853 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 141st of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.575No real change since 2014

    Suriname: 0.575 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6932.12No real change since 2015

    Suriname: 32.12 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27849,813No real change since 2013

    Suriname: 49,813 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 141st of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.01Moved since 2014

    Suriname: 0.01 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.960.445No real change since 2013

    Suriname: 0.445 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 209th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No current reading for Suriname

Adjusted Net Savings (last 2010), Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Suriname’s 16 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Suriname’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Gender & Equality38th of 183
  2. Democracy & Civil Liberties64th of 198
  3. Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 177
  4. Energy57th of 165
  5. Health & Wellbeing93rd of 200
  6. Risk & Resilience91st of 193
  7. Governance & Institutions94th of 194
  8. Economy & Innovation94th of 176
  9. Poverty & Inequality90th of 159
  10. Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 177
  11. Development & Human Capital122nd of 196
  12. Environment & Sustainability120th of 186
  13. Food & Agriculture119th of 184
  14. Work & Labourjoint 119th of 182
  15. Education & Knowledge157th of 198
  16. Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 198

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Suriname can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Americas

    Nicaragua=15th2/4 keys

  2. Highest in South America

    Ecuador31st3/4 keys

  3. This page

    Suriname120th3/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Suriname on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Suriname rank on environment & sustainability?

Suriname is placed 120th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Suriname?

4.709 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Suriname?

3.95 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Suriname compare with Brazil on environment & sustainability?

Brazil is placed 67th of 186, and Suriname 120th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Brazil 2.278, Suriname 4.709; Water Stress: Brazil 1.43, Suriname 3.95; Organic Agricultural Area: Brazil 0.43, Suriname 0.15.

How have Suriname’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 4.601 in 2000 to 4.709 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 4.3 in 2000 to 3.95 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0.05 in 2014 to 0.15 in 2024.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Suriname?

No current reading is published for Suriname on Adjusted Net Savings, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 43 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Suriname: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/environment

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