People using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic sanitation services was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 125th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 78.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 83.2% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 122 Micronesia, Federated States of 90.5% compare
- 123 Guam 90.4% compare
- 124 Dominican Republic 90.1% compare
- 126 Ireland 89.7% compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7% compare
- 128 Tuvalu 89.7% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Suriname was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Suriname ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.