Suriname Electricity
Generation (2024)#146 World
1.74TWh+0.68% YoY
Consumption (2024)#155 World
1.5TWh+1.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
47.2%52.8%
Electricity Generation in Suriname
- Net electricity generation in Suriname reached 1.74 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#146 in the world), an increase of 0.68% from 1.73 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 47.2% (0.82 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Suriname and renewables 52.8% (0.92 terawatt-hours).
- Suriname increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.26% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 52.8% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Suriname
- Suriname consumed 1.5 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#155 in the world), an increase of 1.1% from 2023. This represents 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Suriname averaged 2,368 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.49 kilowatt-hours per day (#102 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Suriname
- Suriname had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.57 gigawatts in 2024 (#149 in the world), a decrease of 0.76% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 66.5% and renewables at 33.5% of Suriname's installed capacity in 2024.
- Suriname's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 34.8% in 2024, with hydro at 57.1%, fossil fuels at 24.7% and solar at 15.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Suriname
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Suriname.
Grid Efficiency in Suriname
- Distribution losses in Suriname were 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 13.8% of total generation, up from 10.3% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Suriname
- In 2024, Suriname generated approximately 0.0048 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0041 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00066 terawatt-hours.
Suriname Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.74 | +0.68% | 146 | 0.01% | 1.5 | +1.1% | 155 | 0.01% | 2,368 | 0.57 | −0.76% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2023 | 1.73 | −18.1% | 147 | 0.01% | 1.49 | −20.6% | 156 | 0.01% | 2,363.4 | 0.58 | +7.3% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.25 |
| 2022 | 2.11 | +0.89% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.87 | +0.89% | 149 | 0.01% | 3,004.1 | 0.54 | +0.43% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +1.9% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.86 | +1.9% | 149 | 0.01% | 3,002.9 | 0.53 | +8.4% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 2.06 | +0.79% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.82 | +0.79% | 149 | 0.01% | 2,974.1 | 0.49 | −2.7% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2019 | 2.04 | +7.4% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.81 | +7.5% | 148 | 0.01% | 2,982.8 | 0.51 | +1.4% | 149 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +5.4% | 143 | 0.01% | 1.68 | +6% | 148 | 0.01% | 2,804.8 | 0.5 | +0.56% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | −0.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.59 | −0.93% | 149 | 0.01% | 2,671.2 | 0.5 | +4.8% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2016 | 1.82 | −2.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.6 | −1.5% | 149 | 0.01% | 2,723.6 | 0.47 | −4.2% | 150 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +1.4% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.62 | −1.3% | 148 | 0.01% | 2,793.2 | 0.49 | +0.26% | 148 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 1.83 | +4.1% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.65 | +5.1% | 146 | 0.01% | 2,860.2 | 0.49 | −6.5% | 147 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2013 | 1.76 | +5.3% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.57 | +4.6% | 147 | 0.01% | 2,750.7 | 0.53 | +15.3% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +9.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.5 | +10.3% | 147 | 0.01% | 2,658.9 | 0.46 | +0.09% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2011 | 1.53 | −21.6% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.36 | −24.9% | 148 | 0.01% | 2,437.7 | 0.46 | +14% | 143 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +27.3% | 139 | 0.01% | 1.81 | +31.1% | 142 | 0.01% | 3,284.5 | 0.4 | +5.6% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2009 | 1.53 | +1.6% | 143 | 0.01% | 1.38 | +1.6% | 150 | 0.01% | 2,534.5 | 0.38 | +0% | 146 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 1.51 | +1% | 144 | 0.01% | 1.36 | +0.02% | 148 | 0.01% | 2,523.1 | 0.38 | +0% | 145 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | −5.1% | 144 | 0.01% | 1.36 | −5.7% | 147 | 0.01% | 2,552.1 | 0.38 | +0% | 144 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2006 | 1.57 | −7.3% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.44 | −8% | 141 | 0.01% | 2,736.8 | 0.38 | +0% | 143 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | +18.6% | 137 | 0.01% | 1.56 | +19.6% | 137 | 0.01% | 3,006.3 | 0.38 | +0% | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2004 | 1.43 | +9.5% | 140 | 0.01% | 1.31 | +9.9% | 140 | 0.01% | 2,539.9 | 0.38 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +6.1% | 141 | 0.01% | 1.19 | +6.9% | 141 | 0.01% | 2,346.3 | 0.38 | +0% | 137 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2002 | 1.23 | +18.6% | 142 | 0.01% | 1.11 | +19.8% | 142 | 0.01% | 2,238.6 | 0.38 | +0% | 138 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 1.04 | +8% | 143 | 0.01% | 0.93 | +8.3% | 144 | 0.01% | 1,907.3 | 0.38 | +0% | 134 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.96 | −33.2% | 144 | 0.01% | 0.86 | −35.1% | 144 | 0.01% | 1,798 | 0.38 | −2.3% | 133 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1999 | 1.44 | +1.3% | 131 | 0.01% | 1.32 | +1.3% | 134 | 0.01% | 2,827.1 | 0.39 | +23.9% | 136 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1998 | 1.42 | +0.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 1.3 | +0.62% | 131 | 0.01% | 2,848.7 | 0.31 | +0% | 140 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1997 | 1.41 | +0.57% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.3 | +0.47% | 129 | 0.01% | 2,890.2 | 0.31 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1996 | 1.41 | −11.8% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.29 | −12.6% | 128 | 0.01% | 2,937.4 | 0.31 | +0% | 139 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1995 | 1.59 | −9.9% | 122 | 0.01% | 1.47 | −10.7% | 121 | 0.01% | 3,431.1 | 0.31 | +0% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1994 | 1.77 | +1.1% | 117 | 0.01% | 1.65 | +1.2% | 115 | 0.01% | 3,906.5 | 0.31 | +0% | 135 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1993 | 1.75 | +1.4% | 117 | 0.01% | 1.63 | +1.4% | 116 | 0.01% | 3,886.9 | 0.31 | +0% | 133 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | +2.6% | 114 | 0.01% | 1.61 | +2.7% | 112 | 0.02% | 3,848.3 | 0.31 | +0% | 129 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1991 | 1.68 | +12.1% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.56 | +10.9% | 95 | 0.01% | 3,768.6 | 0.31 | +0% | 110 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 1.5 | +11.8% | 97 | 0.01% | 1.41 | +12.7% | 95 | 0.01% | 3,418.2 | 0.31 | −24.3% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 1989 | 1.34 | +51.4% | 98 | 0.01% | 1.25 | +52.2% | 97 | 0.01% | 3,063.1 | 0.42 | +0% | 100 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 1988 | 0.89 | +32.2% | 107 | 0.01% | 0.82 | +31.9% | 108 | 0.01% | 2,043.6 | 0.42 | +0% | 100 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 0.67 | −42.5% | 111 | 0.01% | 0.62 | −43.6% | 111 | 0.01% | 1,569.6 | 0.42 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 1.17 | −0.43% | 96 | 0.01% | 1.11 | −0.99% | 96 | 0.01% | 2,816.5 | 0.42 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1985 | 1.17 | +5.8% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.12 | +7.2% | 95 | 0.01% | 2,883.9 | 0.42 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +2.9% | 93 | 0.01% | 1.04 | +3.8% | 96 | 0.01% | 2,723.8 | 0.42 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 1.08 | −17.4% | 94 | 0.01% | 1 | −18.5% | 96 | 0.01% | 2,648.2 | 0.42 | +0% | 97 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 1.3 | −1.5% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.23 | −1.8% | 91 | 0.02% | 3,269.1 | 0.42 | +0% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 1.32 | −13.1% | 89 | 0.02% | 1.25 | −13.3% | 89 | 0.02% | 3,339.9 | 0.42 | +1.5% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | 1.52 | — | 86 | 0.02% | 1.45 | — | 83 | 0.02% | 3,852.1 | 0.41 | — | 93 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.