People not using improved drinking water sources in Suriname
Suriname: People not using improved drinking water sources was 5,951 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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
Suriname recorded 5,951 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Suriname peaked at 50,279 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,775 people, in 2020.
That places Suriname 130th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,661 people | 33,858 people | 50,279 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,585 people | 8,653 people | 31,659 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,864 people | 5,775 people | 5,951 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 127 Czechia 8,164 people compare
- 128 Australia 8,111 people compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 7,336 people compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 5,849 people compare
- 132 Bahamas 4,163 people compare
- 133 North Macedonia 4,077 people compare
More environment data for Suriname
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0077 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.9322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2322 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Suriname?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Suriname was 5,951 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 50,279 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,775 people in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Suriname ranks 130th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.