Share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname
Suriname: Share of electricity generation from gas was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname peaked at 1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 110th out of 206 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.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +109.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -51.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +90.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +22.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 8% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +109.3% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | +90.5% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 2014 | -51.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Suriname was 1.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Suriname ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. 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 Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.