People using safely managed drinking water services in Suriname
Suriname: People using safely managed drinking water services was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Suriname is 55.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Suriname peaked at 55.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 107th of 151 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 safely managed drinking water services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 51.6% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 104 Bangladesh 59.1% compare
- 105 Vietnam 58.6% compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 57.8% compare
- 108 Peru 49.4% compare
- 109 Guatemala 48.8% compare
- 110 Philippines 48.5% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Suriname?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Suriname was 55.8% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Suriname ranks 107th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.