Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil 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 sources in 2024.
The figure is up 37.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Suriname peaked at 76.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 54th out of 210 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.
Electricity production from oil 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 above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 14.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 52.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 1.2× 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
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 12.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Suriname?
- Electricity production from oil 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 sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Suriname ranks 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.