Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 95.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 82.1% | 77.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Suriname was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.