Number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname
Suriname: Number of people with and without electricity access was 628,087 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname, 1999–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname is 628,087 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname peaked at 628,087 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 454,717 people, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 465,161 people | — |
| 2000 | 454,717 people | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 463,692 people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 472,717 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 481,600 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 488,227 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 492,828 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 477,747 people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 502,872 people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 508,771 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 514,215 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 501,530 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 526,230 people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 532,251 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 538,293 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 544,303 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 552,546 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 563,071 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 573,527 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 583,926 people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 593,047 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 602,520 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 610,481 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 616,932 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 626,370 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 628,087 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 465,161 people | 465,161 people | 465,161 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 485,739 people | 454,717 people | 514,215 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 550,872 people | 501,530 people | 593,047 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 616,878 people | 602,520 people | 628,087 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, 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)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Suriname was 628,087 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 628,087 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,717 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.