Municipal water withdrawal in Suriname
Suriname: Municipal water withdrawal was 49.30 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
49.30 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 183 countries
All-time high
49.30 million cubic meters
in 2006
All-time low
28.00 million cubic meters
in 1987
Years of data
37
1987–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Suriname, 1987–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 49.30 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Suriname peaked at 49.30 million cubic meters in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.00 million cubic meters, in 1987.
That places Suriname 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Suriname, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 28.15 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 28.31 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 28.46 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 28.62 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.77 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.92 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.08 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.23 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 29.38 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.54 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 29.69 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.85 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 30.00 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 33.22 million cubic meters | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 36.43 million cubic meters | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 39.65 million cubic meters | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 42.87 million cubic meters | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 46.08 million cubic meters | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.30 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 49.30 million cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 49.30 million cubic meters is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.15 million cubic meters | 28.00 million cubic meters | 28.31 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 29.15 million cubic meters | 28.46 million cubic meters | 29.85 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.55 million cubic meters | 30.00 million cubic meters | 49.30 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.30 million cubic meters | 49.30 million cubic meters | 49.30 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.30 million cubic meters | 49.30 million cubic meters | 49.30 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 151 Namibia 61.57 million cubic meters compare
- 152 Guyana 61.30 million cubic meters compare
- 153 Central African Republic 60.10 million cubic meters compare
- 155 Mongolia 45.30 million cubic meters compare
- 156 Luxembourg 43.53 million cubic meters compare
- 157 Eswatini 41.30 million cubic meters 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)
- 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 municipal water withdrawal in Suriname?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Suriname was 49.30 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 49.30 million cubic meters in 2006.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.00 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Suriname rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Suriname ranks 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.