Safely managed drinking water in Suriname

55.8% of people in Suriname used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using safely managed drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2024 55.8% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 55.8%
World, 2024 73.7% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 105th of 148 See the full ranking

Safely managed drinking water in Suriname over time

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

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SurinameWorld
2024 55.8% 73.7%
2023 55.8% 72.0%
2022 55.8% 71.5%
2021 55.8% 71.0%
2020 55.8% 70.5%
2019 55.5% 69.9%
2018 55.3% 69.4%
2017 55.1% 68.8%
2016 54.9% 68.2%
2015 54.7% 67.7%
2014 54.5% 67.1%
2013 54.3% 66.5%
2012 54.1% 65.9%
2011 53.9% 65.3%
2010 53.7% 64.8%
2009 53.5% 64.3%
2008 53.3% 63.8%
2007 53.1% 63.4%
2006 52.9% 63.1%
2005 52.7% 62.8%
2004 52.5% 62.5%
2003 52.3% 62.1%
2002 52.1% 61.8%
2001 51.8% 61.5%
2000 51.6% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 55.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54.5%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Suriname has the 105th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 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: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene