Drinking water services in Suriname
Suriname: Drinking water services was 3,552 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Suriname is 3,552 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Suriname peaked at 36,376 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,468 people, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 101st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Drinking water services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,376 people | — |
| 2001 | 35,335 people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 34,232 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 33,057 people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 31,672 people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 30,234 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 28,780 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 27,298 people | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 25,778 people | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 24,210 people | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 22,593 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20,924 people | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 19,203 people | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 17,430 people | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 15,596 people | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 13,701 people | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 11,750 people | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 9,744 people | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 7,691 people | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 5,599 people | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 3,468 people | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 3,492 people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,513 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,534 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,552 people | +0.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,552 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,552 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -38.1% | 5,599 people | 3,468 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,697 people | 24,210 people | 36,376 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,423 people | 5,599 people | 22,593 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,512 people | 3,468 people | 3,552 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 services in Suriname?
- Drinking water services in Suriname was 3,552 people 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 services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36,376 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,468 people in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for drinking water services?
- Suriname ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.