Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 52.4% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname peaked at 76.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 127th of 210 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 production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +54.4% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +56.4% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +37.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 52.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 52.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 11.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 29.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 38.2% | 55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0767 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0767 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname was 52.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Suriname ranks 127th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.