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Energy consumption in Suriname

The most important figure in the energy balance of Suriname is the total consumption of
2.94 billion kWh
of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 4,794 kWh.

Suriname can partly be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is two bn kWh. That is 80 percent of the country's own usage. The rest of the needed energy is imported from foreign countries. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

ElectricitytotalSuriname
per capita
USA
per capita
Own consumption2.94 bn kWh4,793.58 kWh11,744.38 kWh
Production2.36 bn kWh3,857.18 kWh12,198.66 kWh
Import808.00 m kWh1,318.14 kWh185.15 kWh

98.2% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. In rural areas, the share was 96.7%
Crude OilBarrel/daySuriname
per capita
USA
per capita
Own consumption15,800.00 bbl0.026 bbl0.062 bbl
Production14,800.00 bbl0.024 bbl0.054 bbl
Import200.00 bbl0.000 bbl0.023 bbl

In 2021 there were still 89.00 m barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Suriname. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.7 tn billion barrels. Suriname therefore has a share of 0.005% and ranks 72nd out of 211 countries with crude oil reserves.

CO₂ emissions

CO₂ emissions
in 2019
Suriname
per capita
USA
per capita
total2.65 m t4.41 t14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline2.36 bn t3,933.03 t7,179.51 t
› of which natural gas11.00 m t18.32 t5,073.94 t


Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

CO₂ emissions Suriname


Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy sourcetotal
in Suriname
Percentage
in Suriname
Percentage
USA
per capita
in Suriname
per capita
USA
Fossil fuels1.92 bn kWh40,5 %59,9 %3,136.96 kWh2.06 kWh
Nuclear power0.00 kWh0,0 %19,5 %0.00 kWh0.67 kWh
Solar energy18.99 m kWh0,4 %3,2 %30.98 kWh0.11 kWh
Wind power0.00 kWh0,0 %8,3 %0.00 kWh0.29 kWh
Water power2.79 bn kWh58,8 %7,0 %4,554.40 kWh0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants0.00 kWh0,0 %0,0 %0.00 kWh0.00 kWh
Geothermics0.00 kWh0,0 %0,4 %0.00 kWh0.01 kWh
Biomass14.24 m kWh0,3 %1,7 %23.24 kWh0.06 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 14.4 percent of actual total consumption in Suriname. The following chart shows the percentage share from 2000 to 2019:

Renewable energy Suriname
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