Electricity demand in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity demand was 1.74 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.74 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.96 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.74 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Suriname peaked at 2.11 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.96 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 155th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Suriname, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.23 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.96 terawatt-hours | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.09 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.74 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.74 terawatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 28% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 0.96 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 2.11 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Suriname?
- Electricity demand in Suriname was 1.74 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity demand?
- Suriname ranks 155th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.