Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname
Suriname: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname peaked at 4.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 145th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Suriname was 4.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Suriname ranks 145th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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