People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 98.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Suriname, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 98.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Suriname peaked at 98.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, urban (% of) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.3% | — |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 26 Türkiye 98.5% compare
- 27 North Macedonia 98.3% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 98.1% compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.0% compare
- 31 Thailand 97.9% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 97.2% compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9193 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Suriname?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Suriname was 98.1% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Suriname ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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