People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Suriname
Suriname: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 33.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation 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
Suriname recorded 33.9% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Suriname peaked at 40.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 65th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 62 China 38.1% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
- 64 Tonga 34.0% compare
- 66 Senegal 32.6% compare
- 67 Palestine, State of 32.6% compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 32.0% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0411 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0258 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Suriname?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Suriname was 33.9% 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 sanitation services, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Suriname ranks 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.