Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Suriname

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Suriname in 2024 — 47.13%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.09 pp.

2024 47.13% +0.31 pp vs 2023
World rank 75of 196
Period maximum 73.66%2015
Period minimum 26.04%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Suriname, 2000–2024204060802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 26.04%2001: 29.81%2002: 39.83%2003: 42.31%2004: 46.85%2005: 51.48%2006: 45.23%2007: 42.66%2008: 43.04%2009: 43.79%2010: 38.78%2011: 32.68%2012: 50.9%2013: 52.84%2014: 69.78%2015: 73.66%2016: 56.04%2017: 48.06%2018: 46.84%2019: 52.45%2020: 51.71%2021: 51.68%2022: 55.45%2023: 46.82%2024: 47.13%
Change over the period: +21.09 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 47.13%
World computed 59.17%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 35.24%
South America computed 21.23%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.13 +0.31 pp
2023 46.82 −8.63 pp
2022 55.45 +3.77 pp
2021 51.68 −0.03 pp
2020 51.71 −0.74 pp
2019 52.45 +5.61 pp
2018 46.84 −1.22 pp
2017 48.06 −7.98 pp
2016 56.04 −17.62 pp
2015 73.66 +3.88 pp
2014 69.78 +16.94 pp
2013 52.84 +1.94 pp
2012 50.9 +18.22 pp
2011 32.68 −6.1 pp
2010 38.78 −5.01 pp
2009 43.79 +0.75 pp
2008 43.04 +0.38 pp
2007 42.66 −2.57 pp
2006 45.23 −6.25 pp
2005 51.48 +4.63 pp
2004 46.85 +4.54 pp
2003 42.31 +2.48 pp
2002 39.83 +10.02 pp
2001 29.81 +3.77 pp
2000 26.04

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.