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Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname

Suriname: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 0.0157 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0157 people per square kilometre
Change on year
down 59.6%
World rank
87th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.3015 people per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0157 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname, 2000–2023

00.10.20.32000201120232000: 0.137 people per square kilometre2001: 0.142 people per square kilometre2002: 0.148 people per square kilometre2003: 0.155 people per square kilometre2004: 0.16 people per square kilometre2005: 0.165 people per square kilometre2006: 0.294 people per square kilometre2007: 0.175 people per square kilometre2008: 0.177 people per square kilometre2009: 0.183 people per square kilometre2010: 0.301 people per square kilometre2011: 0.187 people per square kilometre2012: 0.189 people per square kilometre2013: 0.191 people per square kilometre2014: 0.194 people per square kilometre2015: 0.181 people per square kilometre2016: 0.154 people per square kilometre2017: 0.126 people per square kilometre2018: 0.097 people per square kilometre2019: 0.079 people per square kilometre2020: 0.061 people per square kilometre2021: 0.046 people per square kilometre2022: 0.039 people per square kilometre2023: 0.016 people per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.0157 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 59.6% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.3015 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 people per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Suriname 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year

Year people per square kilometre Change
2000 0.1366 people per square kilometre —
2001 0.1425 people per square kilometre +4.3%
2002 0.1485 people per square kilometre +4.2%
2003 0.1546 people per square kilometre +4.1%
2004 0.1601 people per square kilometre +3.6%
2005 0.165 people per square kilometre +3.1%
2006 0.2944 people per square kilometre +78.4%
2007 0.1753 people per square kilometre -40.4%
2008 0.1774 people per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.1829 people per square kilometre +3.1%
2010 0.3015 people per square kilometre +64.9%
2011 0.1871 people per square kilometre -37.9%
2012 0.1893 people per square kilometre +1.1%
2013 0.1914 people per square kilometre +1.1%
2014 0.1936 people per square kilometre +1.1%
2015 0.1812 people per square kilometre -6.4%
2016 0.1538 people per square kilometre -15.1%
2017 0.1258 people per square kilometre -18.2%
2018 0.0971 people per square kilometre -22.8%
2019 0.0793 people per square kilometre -18.4%
2020 0.061 people per square kilometre -23.0%
2021 0.0462 people per square kilometre -24.3%
2022 0.0388 people per square kilometre -16.0%
2023 0.0157 people per square kilometre -59.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1737 people per square kilometre 0.1366 people per square kilometre 0.2944 people per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.17 people per square kilometre 0.0793 people per square kilometre 0.3015 people per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0404 people per square kilometre 0.0157 people per square kilometre 0.061 people per square kilometre 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname?
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0157 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.3015 people per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 people per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Suriname rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
Suriname ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,049 data points, 2000–2023
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.