Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Suriname

Suriname: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.1% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
111th
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.1%
in 2024
All-time low
89.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Suriname, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 89.5 %2001: 89.9 %2002: 90.4 %2003: 90.9 %2004: 91.4 %2005: 91.9 %2006: 92.4 %2007: 92.8 %2008: 93.3 %2009: 93.8 %2010: 94.2 %2011: 94.7 %2012: 95.2 %2013: 95.7 %2014: 96.1 %2015: 96.6 %2016: 97.1 %2017: 97.6 %2018: 98.1 %2019: 98.6 %2020: 99.1 %2021: 99.1 %2022: 99.1 %2023: 99.1 %2024: 99.1 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 99.1% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 111th of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.6% 89.5% 93.8% 10
2010s 96.4% 94.2% 98.6% 10
2020s 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 108 Tuvalu 99.1% compare
  2. 109 Chile 99.1% compare
  3. 110 El Salvador 99.1% compare
  4. 112 Argentina 99.0% compare
  5. 113 Turkey 99.0% compare
  6. 114 Bahamas 98.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Suriname?
Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Suriname was 99.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
Suriname ranks 111th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.