Renewable energy share in Suriname

Renewable sources provided 14.5% of final energy consumption in Suriname in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2021 14.5% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.1percentage points 2020: 14.6%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Suriname (2021).
Position in 2021 126th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Suriname over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period SurinameWorld
2021 14.5% –
2020 14.6% 19.7%
2019 14.9% 18.6%
2018 18.3% 18.1%
2017 15.5% 17.9%
2016 11.1% 17.6%
2015 11.6% 17.4%
2014 12.8% 17.3%
2013 17.6% 17.2%
2012 15.8% 16.9%
2011 21.2% 16.7%
2010 22.1% 16.7%
2009 26.5% 17.1%
2008 26.2% 16.7%
2007 24.6% 16.5%
2006 22.1% 16.7%
2005 18.9% 16.6%
2004 22.6% 16.8%
2003 24.6% 17.1%
2002 27.8% 17.2%
2001 24.1% 17.2%
2000 23.6% 17.5%
1999 – 17.9%
1998 – 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 14.6% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by −6.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Suriname has the 126th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Suriname
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7