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Electricity generation from oil in Suriname

Suriname: Electricity generation from oil was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.8 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.36 terawatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
0.25 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Suriname, 2000–2024

0.250.50.7511.22000201220242000: 0.25 terawatt-hours2001: 0.3 terawatt-hours2002: 0.48 terawatt-hours2003: 0.54 terawatt-hours2004: 0.66 terawatt-hours2005: 0.86 terawatt-hours2006: 0.7 terawatt-hours2007: 0.62 terawatt-hours2008: 0.63 terawatt-hours2009: 0.65 terawatt-hours2010: 0.74 terawatt-hours2011: 0.48 terawatt-hours2012: 0.83 terawatt-hours2013: 0.91 terawatt-hours2014: 1.3 terawatt-hours2015: 1.4 terawatt-hours2016: 1 terawatt-hours2017: 0.86 terawatt-hours2018: 0.87 terawatt-hours2019: 1.1 terawatt-hours2020: 1 terawatt-hours2021: 1.1 terawatt-hours2022: 1.1 terawatt-hours2023: 0.79 terawatt-hours2024: 0.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.8 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Suriname peaked at 1.36 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.25 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Suriname 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.569 terawatt-hours 0.25 terawatt-hours 0.86 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.937 terawatt-hours 0.48 terawatt-hours 1.36 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.968 terawatt-hours 0.79 terawatt-hours 1.15 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 81 Madagascar 0.9 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 82 El Salvador 0.87 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 83 Aruba 0.83 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 85 Maldives 0.79 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 86 Slovakia 0.73 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 87 Norway 0.71 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Suriname?
Electricity generation from oil in Suriname was 0.8 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 terawatt-hours in 2015.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for electricity generation from oil?
Suriname ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.