People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) in Suriname
Suriname: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (%) was 40.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Suriname is 40.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Suriname peaked at 40.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 45th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 40.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.4%, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 40.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.7%, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 30.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.6% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Suriname?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Suriname was 40.8% 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, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Suriname ranks 45th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.