People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Suriname

Suriname: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 80.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
80.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
80.5%
in 2013
All-time low
78.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Suriname, 2000–2017

0204060802000200820172000: 78.52001: 78.52002: 78.52003: 78.52004: 78.52005: 78.82006: 792007: 79.22008: 79.42009: 79.62010: 79.82011: 80.12012: 80.32013: 80.52014: 80.52015: 80.52016: 80.52017: 80.5

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

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Suriname stood at 80.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Suriname peaked at 80.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 78.5%
2001 78.5% +0.0%
2002 78.5% +0.0%
2003 78.5% +0.0%
2004 78.5% +0.0%
2005 78.8% +0.3%
2006 79.0% +0.3%
2007 79.2% +0.3%
2008 79.4% +0.3%
2009 79.6% +0.3%
2010 79.8% +0.3%
2011 80.1% +0.3%
2012 80.3% +0.3%
2013 80.5% +0.3%
2014 80.5% +0.0%
2015 80.5% +0.0%
2016 80.5% +0.0%
2017 80.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.9% 78.5% 79.6% 10
2010s 80.3% 79.8% 80.5% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Suriname?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Suriname was 80.5% 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): q2 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
Suriname ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
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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