People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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 highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname stood at 99.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname peaked at 99.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2013.
That places Suriname 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 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 99.3% 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 99.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Suriname ranks 16th 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 down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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