Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Suriname

Access to clean water in Suriname in 2024 — 98%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.9 pp.

2024 98% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 94of 202
Period maximum 98%2024
Period minimum 89.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Suriname, 2000–202487.59092.59597.51002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 89.1%2001: 89.5%2002: 90%2003: 90.5%2004: 90.9%2005: 91.4%2006: 91.8%2007: 92.2%2008: 92.7%2009: 93.1%2010: 93.5%2011: 94%2012: 94.4%2013: 94.9%2014: 95.3%2015: 95.7%2016: 96.2%2017: 96.6%2018: 97.1%2019: 97.5%2020: 98%2021: 98%2022: 98%2023: 98%2024: 98%
Change over the period: +8.9 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Suriname 98%
World 91.5%
South America computed 98.1%
Access to clean water — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98 +0 pp
2023 98 +0 pp
2022 98 +0 pp
2021 98 +0 pp
2020 98 +0.4 pp
2019 97.5 +0.4 pp
2018 97.1 +0.4 pp
2017 96.6 +0.4 pp
2016 96.2 +0.4 pp
2015 95.7 +0.4 pp
2014 95.3 +0.4 pp
2013 94.9 +0.4 pp
2012 94.4 +0.4 pp
2011 94 +0.4 pp
2010 93.5 +0.4 pp
2009 93.1 +0.4 pp
2008 92.7 +0.4 pp
2007 92.2 +0.4 pp
2006 91.8 +0.4 pp
2005 91.4 +0.4 pp
2004 90.9 +0.5 pp
2003 90.5 +0.5 pp
2002 90 +0.5 pp
2001 89.5 +0.5 pp
2000 89.1

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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