Share of electricity generation from oil in Suriname
Suriname: Share of electricity generation from oil was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from oil in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 46.0% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Suriname peaked at 73.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 58th out of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 26.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 31.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 45.7% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 55 Faroe Islands 53.1% compare
- 56 Cook Islands 50.0% compare
- 57 Puerto Rico 47.6% compare
- 59 Liberia 45.6% compare
- 60 Iraq 45.4% compare
- 61 Syria 44.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Suriname
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0767 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0767 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 120.88 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 64.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Suriname?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Suriname was 46.0% 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 oil recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Suriname ranks 58th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 oil. 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.