Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Suriname
Suriname: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 7.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Suriname, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Suriname is 7.16, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Suriname peaked at 8.62 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.36, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 146th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5.41 | — |
| 1988 | 5.64 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 5.68 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.25 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 5.23 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.09 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.61 | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 4.64 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.51 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.43 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.56 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.55 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.38 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.36 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.8 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.17 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 5.69 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.03 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.48 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.81 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.09 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.68 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.13 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.35 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.62 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.32 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.91 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.04 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.44 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.53 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.17 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.16 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.58 | 5.41 | 5.68 | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.73 | 4.38 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 4.36 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 | 7.68 | 8.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 | 7 | 7.17 | 3 |
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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 — Production, annual growth rate -52.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0662 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Suriname?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Suriname was 7.16 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 in 2014.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Suriname ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.