Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname
Suriname: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 92.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 92.9% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname peaked at 92.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 79th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.2% | — |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 55.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 75.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 92.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 76 Armenia 97.3% compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.0% compare
- 78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 93.3% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 91.3% compare
- 81 Cuba 90.9% compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 90.9% 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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 29.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Suriname was 92.9% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Suriname ranks 79th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.