Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname
Suriname: Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas was 768.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
768.74
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
84th
of 186 countries
All-time high
768.74
in 2024
All-time low
290.35
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 768.74 for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname peaked at 768.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 290.35, in 2000.
That places Suriname 84th out of 186 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.
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 290.35 | — |
| 2001 | 311.35 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 333.05 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 355.31 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 376.48 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 395.77 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 415.52 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 435.83 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 456.64 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 477.88 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 499.47 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 521.39 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 543.65 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 566.28 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 589.36 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 612.84 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 636.7 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 660.89 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 685.45 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 711.07 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 737.66 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 745.17 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 752.52 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 760.63 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 768.74 | +1.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 768.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93, 4.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 768.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 678.67, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 384.82 | 290.35 | 477.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 602.71 | 499.47 | 711.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 752.95 | 737.66 | 768.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 81 Mauritius 1,201 compare
- 82 Cape Verde 1,168 compare
- 83 Marshall Islands 1,104 compare
- 85 Saint Lucia 721.96 compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 635.38 compare
- 87 Samoa 179.59 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 sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Suriname was 768.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 768.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 290.35 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas?
- Suriname ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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