People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname
Suriname: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 475,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname is 475,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname peaked at 475,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 336,200 people, in 2000.
That places Suriname 108th out of 150 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.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 336,200 people | — |
| 2001 | 342,015 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 347,841 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 353,535 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 357,549 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 362,892 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 368,487 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 374,375 people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 380,472 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 386,699 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 393,012 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 399,383 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 405,833 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 412,366 people | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 418,957 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 425,558 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 432,150 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 438,697 people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 445,211 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 452,145 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 458,132 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 462,363 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 466,378 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 470,747 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 475,000 people | +0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 475,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.56 million people, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 475,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06 million people, 12% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 361,006 people | 336,200 people | 386,699 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 422,331 people | 393,012 people | 452,145 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 466,524 people | 458,132 people | 475,000 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Suriname was 475,000 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 475,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,200 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Suriname ranks 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.