People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname
Suriname: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0294 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.0294 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname peaked at 0.1012 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 people per person, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 81st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1012 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0974 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0899 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0861 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0827 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0793 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0759 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0724 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.069 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0655 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0621 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0551 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.048 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0371 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0334 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 people per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0297 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0296 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0295 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0294 people per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0847 people per person | 0.069 people per person | 0.1012 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0496 people per person | 0.0334 people per person | 0.0655 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 people per person | 0.0294 people per person | 0.0297 people per person | 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Suriname was 0.0294 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1012 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 people per person in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.