Electricity generation per person in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity generation per person was 2,743 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,743 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
103rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,564 kilowatt-hours
in 2010
All-time low
2,014 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation 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
Suriname recorded 2,743 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Suriname peaked at 3,564 kilowatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,014 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Suriname 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,014 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,137 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 2,477 kilowatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 2,567 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2,782 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3,254 kilowatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 2,990 kilowatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 2,825 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2,811 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,815 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,564 kilowatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 2,750 kilowatt-hours | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 2,968 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 3,093 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,163 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,198 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,096 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3,049 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,169 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3,368 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,348 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,382 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,386 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,751 kilowatt-hours | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 2,743 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2,743 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2,743 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,667 kilowatt-hours | 2,014 kilowatt-hours | 3,254 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,142 kilowatt-hours | 2,750 kilowatt-hours | 3,564 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,122 kilowatt-hours | 2,743 kilowatt-hours | 3,386 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 per person in Suriname?
- Electricity generation per person in Suriname was 2,743 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 per person recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,564 kilowatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,014 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity generation per person?
- Suriname ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.