People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Suriname

Suriname: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 96.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
96.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2000
All-time low
96.9%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Suriname, 2000–2017

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Suriname is 96.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Suriname peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2013.

Suriname ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 97.0%
2001 97.0% +0.0%
2002 97.0% +0.0%
2003 97.0% +0.0%
2004 97.0% +0.0%
2005 96.9% -0.0%
2006 96.9% -0.0%
2007 96.9% -0.0%
2008 96.9% -0.0%
2009 96.9% -0.0%
2010 96.9% -0.0%
2011 96.9% -0.0%
2012 96.9% -0.0%
2013 96.9% -0.0%
2014 96.9% +0.0%
2015 96.9% +0.0%
2016 96.9% +0.0%
2017 96.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.9% 96.9% 97.0% 10
2010s 96.9% 96.9% 96.9% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 27 Barbados 97.6% compare
  2. 28 Peru 97.1% compare
  3. 29 Armenia 96.9% compare
  4. 31 Colombia 96.8% compare
  5. 32 Costa Rica 96.5% compare
  6. 33 Turkmenistan 96.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Suriname?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Suriname was 96.9% 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): q5 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2013.
How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Suriname ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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