Suriname — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Suriname, 1999–2024.
Electricity access for Suriname was 99.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1999 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.62% in 1999. The lowest was 91.00% in 2006 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.03% per year.
Suriname ranks 136 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Suriname sits below it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 42 economies; Colombia (98.90%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 81st of 171 in 1999 → 110th of 211 in 2000 → 136th of 215 in 2010 → 137th of 215 in 2020 → 136th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99% | -0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 99% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 95% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +3.4 pp |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -3.4 pp |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 2006 | 91% | -3.9 pp |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 95.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -4.2 pp |
| 1999 | 99.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s Electricity access in 2000?
95.4% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Suriname’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -0.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99%; 2023: 99.6%; 2022: 99%; 2021: 98.8%; 2020: 98.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.