Drinking water service usage in Suriname
Suriname: Drinking water service usage was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Suriname stood at 55.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Suriname peaked at 55.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 119th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 55.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 81% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 55.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 81% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 51.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 116 Bangladesh 59.1% compare
- 117 Vietnam 58.6% compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 57.8% compare
- 120 Peru 49.4% compare
- 121 Guatemala 48.8% compare
- 122 Philippines 48.5% compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Suriname?
- Drinking water service usage in Suriname was 55.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for drinking water service usage?
- Suriname ranks 119th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.