People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural was 69.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname, 2000–2017
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: Q1 (lowest) … People Q1 lowest rural in Suriname, year by year
| 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% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 69.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 69.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.1%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 18.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 52.2% | 69.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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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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