Access to electricity in Suriname
Suriname: Access to electricity was 69.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity in Suriname, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Suriname stood at 69.3%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Suriname peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2016.
That places Suriname 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 80.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 69.3% | 86.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 143 Honduras 72.2% compare
- 144 Comoros 72.2% compare
- 145 Micronesia (Federated States of) 70.7% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 68.8% compare
- 148 South Africa 67.9% compare
- 149 Ghana 66.6% compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Suriname?
- Access to electricity in Suriname was 69.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for access to electricity?
- Suriname ranks 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.