Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 64.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 64.87 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Suriname peaked at 64.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.56, in 2000.
That places Suriname 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.22 | 48.56 | 53.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.18 | 54.62 | 63.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.82 | 64.77 | 64.87 | 5 |
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- 15 Greenland 62.5 compare
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More population data for Suriname
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.353 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 34,218 (2100)
- Population density 4.54 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.353 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6331 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7378 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 725.52 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7378 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.23 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Suriname?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Suriname was 64.87 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 64.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.56 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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