Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 38.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 38.3% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 34.0% 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 143rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | 38.3% | -30.9% |
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 | 49.1% | 38.3% | 55.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 140 Fiji 39.9% compare
- 141 Montenegro 39.1% compare
- 142 Burundi 38.7% compare
- 144 Mali 37.7% compare
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.1% compare
- 146 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37.0% compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (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 38.3% in 2023, 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 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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.