Suriname - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Suriname was 82.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 58.24 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 58.24
2001 59.13
2002 60.02
2003 60.91
2004 61.81
2005 63.02
2006 64.25
2007 65.48
2008 66.72
2009 67.98
2010 69.24
2011 70.51
2012 71.79
2013 73.08
2014 74.38
2015 75.69
2016 77.00
2017 78.33
2018 79.67
2019 81.01
2020 82.36

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Suriname was 93.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.84 in 2020, while its lowest value was 88.02 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 88.02
2001 88.02
2002 88.03
2003 88.03
2004 88.04
2005 88.40
2006 88.76
2007 89.13
2008 89.49
2009 89.85
2010 90.21
2011 90.58
2012 90.94
2013 91.30
2014 91.66
2015 92.03
2016 92.39
2017 92.75
2018 93.11
2019 93.48
2020 93.84

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Suriname was 89.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 89.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.03 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 78.03
2001 78.35
2002 78.67
2003 78.99
2004 79.31
2005 79.95
2006 80.58
2007 81.22
2008 81.86
2009 82.50
2010 83.15
2011 83.81
2012 84.47
2013 85.13
2014 85.80
2015 86.48
2016 87.16
2017 87.85
2018 88.55
2019 89.25
2020 89.95

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention