People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 86.4% 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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname is 86.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname peaked at 86.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 38th 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 70.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 81.2% | 86.4% | 8 |
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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 86.4% 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 86.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Suriname ranks 38th 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 13.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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