Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 96.07 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname is 96.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname peaked at 96.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.81, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 133rd of 225 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.47 | 88.81 | 92.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.03 | 92.42 | 95.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.05 | 96.04 | 96.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 130 Ireland 96.59 compare
- 131 Nauru 96.41 compare
- 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 96.3 compare
- 134 Philippines 96.04 compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.98 compare
- 136 Libya 95.37 compare
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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.23 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 24 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.23 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.23 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.06 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname was 96.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 96.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.81 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Suriname ranks 133rd out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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