People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname
Suriname: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname is 20.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 112th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Suriname was 20.7% 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, urban recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Suriname ranks 112th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.