Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Suriname

Access to basic sanitation in Suriname in 2024 — 90%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12 pp.

2024 90% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 114of 193
Period maximum 90%2024
Period minimum 78%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Suriname, 2000–2024758085902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 78%2001: 78.3%2002: 78.7%2003: 79%2004: 79.3%2005: 79.9%2006: 80.6%2007: 81.2%2008: 81.9%2009: 82.5%2010: 83.2%2011: 83.8%2012: 84.5%2013: 85.1%2014: 85.8%2015: 86.5%2016: 87.2%2017: 87.9%2018: 88.5%2019: 89.2%2020: 90%2021: 90%2022: 90%2023: 90%2024: 90%
Change over the period: +12 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Suriname 90%
World 82.2%
South America computed 92%
Access to basic sanitation — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90 +0 pp
2023 90 +0 pp
2022 90 +0 pp
2021 90 +0 pp
2020 90 +0.7 pp
2019 89.2 +0.7 pp
2018 88.5 +0.7 pp
2017 87.9 +0.7 pp
2016 87.2 +0.7 pp
2015 86.5 +0.7 pp
2014 85.8 +0.7 pp
2013 85.1 +0.7 pp
2012 84.5 +0.7 pp
2011 83.8 +0.7 pp
2010 83.2 +0.7 pp
2009 82.5 +0.6 pp
2008 81.9 +0.6 pp
2007 81.2 +0.6 pp
2006 80.6 +0.6 pp
2005 79.9 +0.6 pp
2004 79.3 +0.3 pp
2003 79 +0.3 pp
2002 78.7 +0.3 pp
2001 78.3 +0.3 pp
2000 78

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.