Drinking water services in rural areas in Suriname
Suriname: Drinking water services in rural areas was 3,536 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Suriname stood at 3,536 people.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Suriname peaked at 36,376 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,452 people, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 90th of 178 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 rural areas 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 | 28,779 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 27,296 people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 25,774 people | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 24,206 people | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 22,588 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20,918 people | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 19,196 people | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 17,422 people | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 15,587 people | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 13,691 people | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 11,739 people | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 9,732 people | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 7,678 people | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 5,585 people | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 3,452 people | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 3,476 people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,497 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,518 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,536 people | +0.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,536 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 4.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,536 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in rural areas 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 | -38.2% | 5,585 people | 3,452 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,696 people | 24,206 people | 36,376 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,414 people | 5,585 people | 22,588 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,496 people | 3,452 people | 3,536 people | 5 |
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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 rural areas in Suriname?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Suriname was 3,536 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 in rural areas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36,376 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,452 people in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Suriname ranks 90th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.