Percentage of population: SDG 1.4.1 … drinking water SDG in Suriname
Suriname: Percentage of population: SDG 1.4.1 … drinking water SDG was 98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
98
in 2024
All-time low
89.06
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 98 for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname peaked at 98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.06, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 16th of 35 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.
Percentage of population: SDG 1.4.1 … drinking water SDG in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.06 | — |
| 2001 | 89.53 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.46 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.92 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.36 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.79 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.23 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.66 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.1 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.54 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.98 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.42 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.86 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.3 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.75 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.64 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.09 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 97.54 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.99 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.46, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.05, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.11 | 89.06 | 93.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.53 | 93.54 | 97.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.99 | 97.99 | 98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.61 compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 98.1 compare
- 15 Montserrat 98.06 compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.73 compare
- 18 Anguilla 97.48 compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 97.46 compare
More population data for Suriname
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3455 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3455 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3304 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 725.52 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7378 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6331 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.353 (2100)
- Population density 4.54 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 34,218 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname was 98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.06 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Suriname ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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