People not using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname
Suriname: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 24,937 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 24,937 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname peaked at 53,329 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,239 people, in 2020.
That places Suriname 119th out of 232 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53,329 people | — |
| 2001 | 52,577 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 51,763 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 50,869 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 49,681 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 48,402 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 47,119 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 45,820 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 44,489 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 43,113 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 41,688 people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 40,210 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 38,680 people | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 37,099 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 35,449 people | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 33,728 people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 31,939 people | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 30,084 people | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 28,168 people | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 26,223 people | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 24,239 people | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 24,428 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24,597 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 24,775 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 24,937 people | +0.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 24,937 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 24,937 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,716 people | 43,113 people | 53,329 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,327 people | 26,223 people | 41,688 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,595 people | 24,239 people | 24,937 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname was 24,937 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 53,329 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,239 people in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Suriname ranks 119th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.