Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 91st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0018 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0019 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 people per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 people per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.004 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0047 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0047 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 people per square kilometre | 0.0018 people per square kilometre | 0.003 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 people per square kilometre | 0.0031 people per square kilometre | 0.0044 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | 0.0046 people per square kilometre | 0.0047 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 88 Algeria 0.0074 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Saudi Arabia 0.0059 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Turkey 0.0051 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Iraq 0.0047 people per square kilometre compare
- 93 Mongolia 0.003 people per square kilometre compare
- 94 Georgia 0.0019 people per square kilometre 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 usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.