People using improved drinking water sources in Suriname
Suriname: People using improved drinking water sources was 2,399 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved drinking water sources 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Suriname stood at 2,399 people.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Suriname peaked at 13,903 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,307 people, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 136th 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,903 people | — |
| 2001 | 13,568 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 13,211 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 12,825 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 12,359 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 11,835 people | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11,305 people | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10,766 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 10,214 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 9,648 people | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 9,066 people | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 8,466 people | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 7,850 people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 7,217 people | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 6,566 people | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 5,897 people | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 5,210 people | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 4,506 people | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 3,786 people | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 3,053 people | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 2,307 people | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 2,330 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,351 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2,375 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,399 people | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,963 people | 9,648 people | 13,903 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,162 people | 3,053 people | 9,066 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,353 people | 2,307 people | 2,399 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 133 North Macedonia 3,232 people compare
- 134 Czechia 3,047 people compare
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- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 138 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
- 139 Jersey 2,025 people 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -52.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0662 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Suriname?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Suriname was 2,399 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 13,903 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,307 people in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Suriname ranks 136th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.