Access to electricity in Suriname
99.0% of people in Suriname had access to electricity in 2024.
Suriname, 2024
99.0%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
136th of 215
Access to electricity in Suriname over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.0% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 99.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 94.6%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Suriname has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.