People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname
Suriname: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 280,119 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname is 280,119 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname peaked at 280,119 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 230,789 people, in 2000.
That places Suriname 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 230,789 people | — |
| 2001 | 234,445 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 238,093 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 241,637 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 244,021 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 245,569 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 247,251 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 249,066 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 250,953 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 252,854 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 254,744 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 256,601 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 258,439 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 260,258 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 262,009 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 263,660 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 265,203 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 266,617 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 267,910 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 269,359 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 270,886 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 273,257 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 275,462 people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 277,844 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 280,119 people | +0.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 280,119 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million people, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 280,119 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million people, 28% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 243,468 people | 230,789 people | 252,854 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,480 people | 254,744 people | 269,359 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,514 people | 270,886 people | 280,119 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Suriname was 280,119 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 280,119 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,789 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Suriname ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.