People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 91.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname is 91.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname peaked at 91.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 27th 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, rural (% of rural) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.5% | — |
| 2001 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.0% | 82.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.6% | 91.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Suriname was 91.6% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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