Electricity generation from oil per person in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1,261 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,261 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,338 kilowatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
524.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil per person in Suriname is 1,261 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Suriname peaked at 2,338 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 524.5 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 39th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 524.5 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 616.57 kilowatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 966.64 kilowatt-hours | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 1,066 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1,284 kilowatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1,656 kilowatt-hours | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 1,333 kilowatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 1,168 kilowatt-hours | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 1,173 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,196 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,346 kilowatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 862.88 kilowatt-hours | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 1,475 kilowatt-hours | +71.0% |
| 2013 | 1,599 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 2,190 kilowatt-hours | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 2,338 kilowatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1,718 kilowatt-hours | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 1,448 kilowatt-hours | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 1,451 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,733 kilowatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 1,698 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,715 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,845 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,256 kilowatt-hours | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 1,261 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,261 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 13.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,261 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 401.02 kilowatt-hours, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,098 kilowatt-hours | 524.5 kilowatt-hours | 1,656 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,616 kilowatt-hours | 862.88 kilowatt-hours | 2,338 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,555 kilowatt-hours | 1,256 kilowatt-hours | 1,845 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 36 Cuba 1,457 kilowatt-hours compare
- 37 Cook Islands 1,455 kilowatt-hours compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,292 kilowatt-hours compare
- 40 Libya 1,192 kilowatt-hours compare
- 41 Mauritius 1,149 kilowatt-hours compare
- 42 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 oil per person in Suriname?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Suriname was 1,261 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 oil per person recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2,338 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 524.5 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Suriname ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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 oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.