Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.92 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname is 0.92 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname peaked at 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.49 terawatt-hours, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 127th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.92 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.92 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +63.3% | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 0.8 terawatt-hours |
| 2010 | +39.5% | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | -33.7% | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 0.55 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.795 terawatt-hours | 0.71 terawatt-hours | 0.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.864 terawatt-hours | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.956 terawatt-hours | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Suriname was 0.92 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 terawatt-hours in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Suriname ranks 127th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.