People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname

Suriname: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 69.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
69.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 97 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 2013
All-time low
18.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname, 2000–2017

2040602000200820172000: 18.2 lowest2001: 18.2 lowest2002: 18.2 lowest2003: 18.2 lowest2004: 18.2 lowest2005: 23.9 lowest2006: 29.6 lowest2007: 35.2 lowest2008: 40.9 lowest2009: 46.6 lowest2010: 52.2 lowest2011: 57.9 lowest2012: 63.6 lowest2013: 69.2 lowest2014: 69.2 lowest2015: 69.2 lowest2016: 69.2 lowest2017: 69.2 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname stood at 69.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 96.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname peaked at 69.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 45th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 18.2%
2001 18.2% +0.0%
2002 18.2% +0.0%
2003 18.2% +0.0%
2004 18.2% +0.0%
2005 23.9% +31.1%
2006 29.6% +23.7%
2007 35.2% +19.2%
2008 40.9% +16.1%
2009 46.6% +13.9%
2010 52.2% +12.2%
2011 57.9% +10.9%
2012 63.6% +9.8%
2013 69.2% +8.9%
2014 69.2% +0.0%
2015 69.2% +0.0%
2016 69.2% +0.0%
2017 69.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.7% 18.2% 46.6% 10
2010s 65.0% 52.2% 69.2% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 42 Tunisia 70.4% compare
  2. 43 Tajikistan 69.8% compare
  3. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.8% compare
  4. 46 Republic of Moldova 68.8% compare
  5. 47 Panama 66.6% compare
  6. 48 Kyrgyzstan 66.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname was 69.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Suriname ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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