Number of people without access to electricity in Suriname
Suriname: Number of people without access to electricity was 6,344 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity in Suriname stood at 6,344 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 152.2% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Suriname peaked at 48,393 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,516 people, in 2023.
That places Suriname 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,926 people | — |
| 2001 | 22,868 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 23,834 people | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 24,814 people | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 25,696 people | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 26,485 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 47,250 people | +78.4% |
| 2007 | 28,144 people | -40.4% |
| 2008 | 28,474 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29,353 people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 48,393 people | +64.9% |
| 2011 | 30,038 people | -37.9% |
| 2012 | 30,382 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 30,727 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 31,070 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29,081 people | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 24,686 people | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 20,186 people | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 15,587 people | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 12,721 people | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 9,797 people | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 7,415 people | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 6,232 people | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 2,516 people | -59.6% |
| 2024 | 6,344 people | +152.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 6,344 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,413 people, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +152.2% | 2,516 people | 6,344 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,884 people | 21,926 people | 47,250 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,287 people | 12,721 people | 48,393 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,461 people | 2,516 people | 9,797 people | 5 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Suriname?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Suriname was 6,344 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 without access to electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 48,393 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,516 people in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Suriname ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 without access to electricity. 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.