Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Suriname

Suriname: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 98 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
98
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
98
in 2023
All-time low
86.3
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Suriname, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 86.32001: 87.52002: 88.52003: 89.52004: 90.12005: 912006: 91.82007: 92.52008: 93.22009: 93.72010: 94.22011: 94.72012: 952013: 95.52014: 95.92015: 96.22016: 96.52017: 96.82018: 972019: 97.42020: 97.52021: 97.62022: 97.82023: 98

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Suriname is 98, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Suriname peaked at 98 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.3, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 89th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 86.3 —
2001 87.5 +1.4%
2002 88.5 +1.1%
2003 89.5 +1.1%
2004 90.1 +0.7%
2005 91 +1.0%
2006 91.8 +0.9%
2007 92.5 +0.8%
2008 93.2 +0.8%
2009 93.7 +0.5%
2010 94.25 +0.6%
2011 94.7 +0.5%
2012 95 +0.3%
2013 95.5 +0.5%
2014 95.9 +0.4%
2015 96.2 +0.3%
2016 96.55 +0.4%
2017 96.8 +0.3%
2018 97 +0.2%
2019 97.4 +0.4%
2020 97.5 +0.1%
2021 97.6 +0.1%
2022 97.8 +0.2%
2023 98 +0.2%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.41 86.3 93.7 10
2010s 95.93 94.25 97.4 10
2020s 97.72 97.5 98 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 86 Syria 98.6 compare
  2. 87 Costa Rica 98.4 compare
  3. 88 Bhutan 98.1 compare
  4. 90 Georgia 97.9 compare
  5. 91 El Salvador 97.8 compare
  6. 92 Kazakhstan 97.7 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Suriname?
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Suriname was 98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 98 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 86.3 in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
Suriname ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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