People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Suriname

Suriname: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 44.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
44.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 97 countries
All-time high
44.1%
in 2013
All-time low
40.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Suriname, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 40.6 lowest2001: 40.6 lowest2002: 40.6 lowest2003: 40.6 lowest2004: 40.6 lowest2005: 41 lowest2006: 41.4 lowest2007: 41.8 lowest2008: 42.1 lowest2009: 42.5 lowest2010: 42.9 lowest2011: 43.3 lowest2012: 43.7 lowest2013: 44.1 lowest2014: 44.1 lowest2015: 44.1 lowest2016: 44.1 lowest2017: 44.1 lowest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Suriname is 44.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Suriname peaked at 44.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 46th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 40.6%
2001 40.6% +0.0%
2002 40.6% +0.0%
2003 40.6% +0.0%
2004 40.6% +0.0%
2005 41.0% +0.9%
2006 41.4% +0.9%
2007 41.8% +0.9%
2008 42.1% +0.9%
2009 42.5% +0.9%
2010 42.9% +0.9%
2011 43.3% +0.9%
2012 43.7% +0.9%
2013 44.1% +0.9%
2014 44.1% +0.0%
2015 44.1% +0.0%
2016 44.1% +0.0%
2017 44.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.2% 40.6% 42.5% 10
2010s 43.8% 42.9% 44.1% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 43 Rwanda 47.5% compare
  2. 44 Nicaragua 45.9% compare
  3. 45 Guatemala 44.9% compare
  4. 47 Indonesia 41.9% compare
  5. 48 Eswatini 41.8% compare
  6. 49 Vietnam 41.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Suriname?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Suriname was 44.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
Suriname ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of 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, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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