Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,292 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,292 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
100th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,355 kilowatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
524.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1,292 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname peaked at 2,355 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 524.5 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 100th 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 generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 524.5 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 637.12 kilowatt-hours | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 986.78 kilowatt-hours | +54.9% |
| 2003 | 1,086 kilowatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1,304 kilowatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1,675 kilowatt-hours | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 1,352 kilowatt-hours | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 1,205 kilowatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1,210 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,233 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,382 kilowatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 898.83 kilowatt-hours | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 1,511 kilowatt-hours | +68.1% |
| 2013 | 1,634 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,207 kilowatt-hours | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 2,355 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,735 kilowatt-hours | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 1,465 kilowatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 1,485 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,766 kilowatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 1,731 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,748 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,877 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1,288 kilowatt-hours | -31.4% |
| 2024 | 1,292 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,292 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,515 kilowatt-hours, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,292 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,500 kilowatt-hours, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,121 kilowatt-hours | 524.5 kilowatt-hours | 1,675 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,644 kilowatt-hours | 898.83 kilowatt-hours | 2,355 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,587 kilowatt-hours | 1,288 kilowatt-hours | 1,877 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 97 Cook Islands 1,455 kilowatt-hours compare
- 98 Botswana 1,357 kilowatt-hours compare
- 99 Austria 1,318 kilowatt-hours compare
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,292 kilowatt-hours compare
- 102 Armenia 1,121 kilowatt-hours compare
- 103 French Guiana 1,121 kilowatt-hours 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)
- 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 generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Suriname was 1,292 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2,355 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 524.5 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Suriname ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.