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Electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname

Suriname: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.9 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.2 terawatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
0.47 terawatt-hours
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname, 2000–2024

00.250.50.7511.22000201220242000: 0.71 terawatt-hours2001: 0.73 terawatt-hours2002: 0.74 terawatt-hours2003: 0.75 terawatt-hours2004: 0.76 terawatt-hours2005: 0.82 terawatt-hours2006: 0.86 terawatt-hours2007: 0.86 terawatt-hours2008: 0.86 terawatt-hours2009: 0.86 terawatt-hours2010: 1.2 terawatt-hours2011: 1 terawatt-hours2012: 0.82 terawatt-hours2013: 0.83 terawatt-hours2014: 0.55 terawatt-hours2015: 0.47 terawatt-hours2016: 0.78 terawatt-hours2017: 0.92 terawatt-hours2018: 0.99 terawatt-hours2019: 0.95 terawatt-hours2020: 0.97 terawatt-hours2021: 0.99 terawatt-hours2022: 0.92 terawatt-hours2023: 0.9 terawatt-hours2024: 0.9 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname stood at 0.9 terawatt-hours.

The figure is up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname peaked at 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.47 terawatt-hours, in 2015.

Suriname ranks 103rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.795 terawatt-hours 0.71 terawatt-hours 0.86 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.854 terawatt-hours 0.47 terawatt-hours 1.2 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.936 terawatt-hours 0.9 terawatt-hours 0.99 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 100 Mali 0.92 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 101 Gabon 0.91 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 101 Morocco 0.91 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 103 Madagascar 0.9 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 105 Afghanistan 0.75 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 105 Syria 0.75 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname?
Electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname was 0.9 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 hydropower recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2010.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.47 terawatt-hours in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
Suriname ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
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
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.