Suriname - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Suriname was 33.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 40.56 in 2004, while its lowest value was 33.95 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 37.38
2001 38.18
2002 38.97
2003 39.76
2004 40.56
2005 40.19
2006 39.81
2007 39.43
2008 39.05
2009 38.66
2010 38.26
2011 37.85
2012 37.44
2013 37.03
2014 36.61
2015 36.18
2016 35.74
2017 35.30
2018 34.86
2019 34.41
2020 33.95

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Suriname was 20.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 25.47 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.69 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 25.47
2001 25.44
2002 25.42
2003 25.40
2004 25.38
2005 25.09
2006 24.80
2007 24.50
2008 24.21
2009 23.90
2010 23.60
2011 23.29
2012 22.98
2013 22.67
2014 22.35
2015 22.03
2016 21.71
2017 21.38
2018 21.05
2019 20.72
2020 20.69

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Suriname was 25.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 30.43 in 2004, while its lowest value was 25.18 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 29.47
2001 29.71
2002 29.95
2003 30.19
2004 30.43
2005 30.12
2006 29.81
2007 29.50
2008 29.18
2009 28.86
2010 28.53
2011 28.20
2012 27.87
2013 27.53
2014 27.19
2015 26.83
2016 26.47
2017 26.11
2018 25.74
2019 25.36
2020 25.18

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention