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Suriname
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP9.46[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita16130.17[$]
Population0.59[millions]
Land Area147401.50[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 70 45.90 -8.00
Ecosystem Vitality 78 46.60 -1.90
Biodiversity 85 59.50 5.40
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 123 57.50 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 83 84.40 NA
Marine protected areas 119 NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 1 100.00 38.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 3 77.90 NA
Species Protection Index 70 59.60 0.90
Species Habitat Index 45 92.00 -2.70
Ecosystem Services 59 33.10 -21.10
Tree cover loss 38 27.80 -11.20
Grassland loss 87 45.00 -55.00
Wetland loss 71 53.00 -47.00
Fisheries 14 40.90 16.20
Fish Stock Status 22 53.00 32.40
Marine Trophic Index 19 28.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 136 52.10 -26.80
SO2 growth rate 129 55.30 -44.70
NOx growth rate 136 48.90 -8.90
Agriculture 63 42.20 4.70
Pesticide 93 24.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 27 59.40 9.40
Water Resources 73 13.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 73 13.20 NA
Health 101 36.00 2.90
Air Quality 85 36.90 2.80
PM2.5 127 21.40 0.70
Household solid fuels 91 39.20 6.70
Ozone 1 100.00 NA
NOx 12 84.40 -0.90
SO2 18 86.10 -0.30
CO 24 81.10 1.70
VOC 109 22.00 -4.00
Sanitation Drinking Water 109 39.40 3.70
Sanitation 103 45.40 5.10
Drinking water 110 35.40 2.80
Heavy Metals 113 42.60 4.90
Lead 113 42.60 4.90
Waste Management 132 15.90 -0.50
Solid waste 171 0.50 NA
Recycling 84 16.90 1.90
Ocean Plastics 44 45.60 -4.00
Climate Policy 46 50.30 -20.50
Climate Change 46 50.30 -20.50
CO2 growth rate 88 37.80 -45.50
CH4 growth rate 75 45.80 -34.70
F-gas growth rate 1 100.00 NA
N2O growth rate 79 66.10 21.30
Black Carbon growth rate 59 91.60 91.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 36 61.80 -1.40
CO2 from land cover 116 27.50 -12.50
GHG intensity trend 163 20.50 -67.00
GHG per capita 126 36.50 -5.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Zimbabwe 46.2
Suriname 45.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Taiwan 45.3
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
Gabon 49.7
Grenada 47.9
Suriname 45.9
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Dominican Republic 42.2
Thailand 38.1
China 28.4
Issue Performance
Kiribati 49
Venezuela 46.4
Suriname 45.9
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Peru 39.8
Honduras 36.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Government Effectiveness
Suriname 45.9
Bolivia 40.1
Uzbekistan 38.2
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Egypt 35.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Algeria 29.6
Pakistan 24.6
Regulatory Quality
Djibouti 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.1
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Mauritania 28.1
Madagascar 28
Pakistan 24.6
Voice and Accountability
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Namibia 50.9
Belize 50
Suriname 45.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Mongolia 29.6
Rule of Law
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
North Macedonia 54.3
Suriname 45.9
Eswatini 44.9
Serbia 43.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Thailand 38.1
Tanzania 34.2
Mongolia 29.6
Indonesia 28.2
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United Kingdom 77.7
Latvia 61.1
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Belize 50
Suriname 45.9
Maldives 37.4
Oman 30.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Chile 46.7
Ecuador 46.5
Venezuela 46.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Small Island Developing States
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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