Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 33.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33.95
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 100 countries
All-time high
40.56
in 2004
All-time low
33.95
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 33.95 for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Suriname peaked at 40.56 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.95, in 2020.
That places Suriname 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.38 | — |
| 2001 | 38.18 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 38.97 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.76 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.56 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.19 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.81 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.43 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.05 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.66 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.26 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.85 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.44 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.03 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.61 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.18 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.74 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.86 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.41 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.95 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.95 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.95 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.95 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 33.95 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.14, 68% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 33.95 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.69, 64% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2 | 37.38 | 40.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.37 | 34.41 | 38.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.95 | 33.95 | 33.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Suriname?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Suriname was 33.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.56 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.95 in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
- Suriname ranks 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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