Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Suriname
Suriname: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 25.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Suriname stood at 25.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Suriname peaked at 30.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2024.
That places Suriname 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Suriname?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Suriname was 25.1% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Suriname ranks 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.