Access to electricity, rural in Suriname
Suriname: Access to electricity, rural was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Suriname, 1999–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 97.1% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Suriname peaked at 99.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.6% | — |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 81.8% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 79.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.5% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 136 Cambodia 98.6% compare
- 137 Mongolia 98.4% compare
- 138 Cape Verde 97.7% compare
- 140 El Salvador 96.6% compare
- 141 Marshall Islands 96.3% compare
- 142 Ecuador 95.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Suriname?
- Access to electricity, rural in Suriname was 97.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Suriname ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.