People using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least basic drinking water services was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 98th of 214 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 | 91.1% | 89.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Population ages 0-14, total 162,121 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 5,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 5,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 5,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Suriname was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Suriname ranks 98th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.