Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname
Suriname: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 33.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 33.9% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname peaked at 40.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More population data for Suriname
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3304 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3455 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,218 people (2100)
- Population density 4.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Suriname was 33.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Suriname ranks 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.