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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Suriname: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Suriname is placed 57th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 322.99 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 52.87 (2024).
Share
Energy
57th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Suriname on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
322.99
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Suriname: 322.99. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in South America
- 24.85 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- France 40.34 · Guyana 642.03
52.87
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Suriname: 52.87. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in South America
- 100 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- France 27.53 · Guyana 2.899
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
No reading
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
World Energy Council publishes no 2023 figure for Suriname, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in South America
- 75.9 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 68.3 · France 80.6
02Over time
Which way Suriname is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 188.54 in 2000 to 322.99 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 323.0 433.7 2023 320.8 452.7 2022 375.8 476.3 2021 351.7 469.0 2020 352.2 482.0 2019 356.9 488.2 2018 321.1 500.4 2017 329.3 506.3 2016 380.2 521.9 2015 491.9 524.8 2014 465.9 522.3 2013 358.0 508.8 2012 345.5 525.4 2011 230.1 521.4 2010 268.9 515.5 2009 300.7 533.6 2008 296.0 517.2 2007 293.3 535.3 2006 310.2 537.5 2005 349.7 521.4 2004 320.3 523.1 2003 291.5 543.1 2002 275.6 551.3 2001 212.5 559.3 2000 188.5 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname fell from 73.96 in 2000 to 52.87 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2024 52.87 32.062 2023 53.18 28.000 2022 44.55 28.881 2021 48.33 28.286 2020 48.29 27.125 2019 47.55 26.296 2018 53.16 25.505 2017 51.93 24.023 2016 43.96 22.218 2015 26.34 21.915 2014 30.22 21.151 2013 47.16 21.593 2012 49.10 19.869 2011 67.32 18.584 2010 61.22 18.572 2009 56.21 17.886 2008 56.95 15.923 2007 57.33 15.586 2006 54.78 15.392 2005 48.52 16.438 2004 53.15 16.445 2003 57.69 16.339 2002 60.16 13.826 2001 70.19 14.023 2000 73.96 15.612
03In context
Suriname beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Suriname and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 26th | 40.34 | 27.53 | 80.6 |
| Suriname | 57th | 322.99 | 52.87 | — |
 Guyana | =150th | 642.03 | 2.899 | — |
 Brazil | not placed | — | — | 68.3 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7712.1325.77No earlier reading
Suriname: 12.13 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 136th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3252.8737.32▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 52.87 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 68th of 162 · derived.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8528.2324.85No earlier reading
Suriname: 28.23 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10099100No real change since 2014
Suriname: 99 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10097.1100No real change since 2014
Suriname: 97.1 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.214.7093.21▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 4.709 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.5182.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Suriname: 3.518 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.5755.279No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0.575 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10076.84100No earlier reading
Suriname: 76.84 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8551.7212.85Moved since 2014
Suriname: 51.72 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 012.090No real change since 2015
Suriname: 12.09 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00.0070No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0.007 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.552.9749.5Moved since 2014
Suriname: 52.97 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.2694.273No earlier reading
Suriname: 4.269 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5851.1492.585Moved since 2014
Suriname: 1.149 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0340.077No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0.034 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.5753.049No real change since 2014
Suriname: 0.575 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.010.144Moved since 2014
Suriname: 0.01 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
No current reading for Suriname
Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Suriname’s 16 topics
Energy is Suriname’s 4th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality38th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties64th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1773/4 keys
- Energy57th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing93rd of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience91st of 1933/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions94th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation94th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality90th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability120th of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture119th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge157th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Suriname can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Venezuela=8th2/3 keysThis page
Suriname57th2/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Suriname on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Suriname rank on energy?
Suriname is placed 57th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity and Renewable Share of Electricity Generation). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Suriname?
322.99 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Suriname?
52.87 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Suriname compare with Brazil on energy?
Brazil is not placed on Energy, holding too few of its key statistics, and Suriname 57th.
How have Suriname’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity rose from 188.54 in 2000 to 322.99 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation fell from 73.96 in 2000 to 52.87 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Suriname?
No current reading is published for Suriname on Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score, RISE Electricity Access Policy Score, RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score, RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Suriname (banner) — WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Suriname: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/energy