People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname
Suriname: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 63.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname stood at 63.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname peaked at 63.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 62nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.3% | — |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 62.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 5 |
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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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Suriname was 63.4% 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, urban recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Suriname ranks 62nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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.