Suriname exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Suriname in South America, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 2.9K | 0.0M | $271.5M | 5.37% | 0.00% | 10.82% |
| IND | 2.2K | 0.0M | $341.5M | 4.09% | 0.00% | 13.61% |
| RES | 49.6K | 0.6M | $1,897.0M | 90.54% | 100.00% | 75.58% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Suriname.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Suriname.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Suriname.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Paramaribo | 21.1K | 290.3K | $1,287.2M | 38.50% | 45.37% | 51.28% |
| Wanica | 9.1K | 136.4K | $536.7M | 16.63% | 21.33% | 21.38% |
| Nickerie | 5.3K | 39.8K | $144.8M | 9.74% | 6.23% | 5.77% |
| Commewijne | 2.8K | 37.2K | $144.1M | 5.05% | 5.81% | 5.74% |
| Para | 2.0K | 28.8K | $108.9M | 3.60% | 4.50% | 4.34% |
| Sipaliwini | 6.2K | 43.1K | $107.3M | 11.32% | 6.73% | 4.27% |
| Marowijne | 2.0K | 20.8K | $69.8M | 3.69% | 3.24% | 2.78% |
| Saramacca | 3.0K | 20.6K | $56.8M | 5.50% | 3.22% | 2.26% |
| Brokopondo | 2.7K | 18.8K | $43.8M | 4.90% | 2.94% | 1.75% |
| Coronie | 0.6K | 4.0K | $10.7M | 1.07% | 0.63% | 0.43% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Suriname.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 27,998 | 352,142 | $895,371.7K | 51.11% | 55.04% | 35.67% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 11,999 | 150,918 | $690,715.3K | 21.90% | 23.59% | 27.52% | |
| W | W+WO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 6,701 | 95,420 | $180,721.0K | 12.23% | 14.91% | 7.20% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/IND | IND | 674 | 0 | $117,906.1K | 1.23% | 0.00% | 4.70% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 714 | 0 | $77,520.9K | 1.30% | 0.00% | 3.09% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 373 | 0 | $74,538.9K | 0.68% | 0.00% | 2.97% | |
| W | W+WO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 1,436 | 20,447 | $69,706.7K | 2.62% | 3.20% | 2.78% |
| W+WLI/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,148 | 16,357 | $41,307.6K | 2.10% | 2.56% | 1.65% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 121 | 0 | $32,825.1K | 0.22% | 0.00% | 1.31% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 280 | 0 | $29,998.4K | 0.51% | 0.00% | 1.20% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 510 | 0 | $27,662.2K | 0.93% | 0.00% | 1.10% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/COM | COM | 257 | 0 | $24,414.9K | 0.47% | 0.00% | 0.97% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/IND | IND | 120 | 0 | $20,920.0K | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.83% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 93 | 0 | $18,595.6K | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.74% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 287 | 4,081 | $18,550.6K | 0.52% | 0.64% | 0.74% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 185 | 0 | $18,222.5K | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.73% |
| CR- | CR+PC/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 179 | 0 | $17,930.4K | 0.33% | 0.00% | 0.71% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 165 | 0 | $17,691.7K | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1-3/IND | IND | 100 | 0 | $17,536.0K | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 296 | 0 | $16,088.1K | 0.54% | 0.00% | 0.64% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/COM | COM | 120 | 0 | $12,105.4K | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDN+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 115 | 0 | $11,539.7K | 0.21% | 0.00% | 0.46% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:7-10/COM | COM | 22 | 0 | $9,718.6K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 156 | 0 | $9,006.4K | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.36% |
| CR- | CR+PC/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/COM | COM | 87 | 0 | $8,223.6K | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.33% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 160 | 0 | $7,889.0K | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 131 | 0 | $7,542.2K | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1-3/COM | COM | 74 | 0 | $6,985.4K | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/IND | IND | 39 | 0 | $6,887.9K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.27% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/COM | COM | 48 | 0 | $4,599.7K | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 17 | 0 | $4,535.7K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.18% | |
| CR+PC/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/COM | COM | 44 | 0 | $4,153.8K | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| S | S+SR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-3/IND | IND | 14 | 0 | $2,538.0K | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| MR|MCF | MR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 21 | 0 | $2,094.2K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 22 | 0 | $1,782.3K | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 38 | 0 | $1,128.3K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 32 | 484 | $600.4K | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 7 | 0 | $423.5K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |