Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname
Suriname: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 51.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 hydropower in Suriname is 51.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname peaked at 74.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 70.2% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +69.6% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 51.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +69.6% | 25.3% | 42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 48.5% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 25.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 43.6% | 52.0% | 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 hydropower in Suriname?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Suriname was 51.7% 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 hydropower recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Suriname ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.