Access to basic services in Sudan
Sudan: Access to basic services was 66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66 for access to basic services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Sudan peaked at 66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2008.
Sudan ranks 179th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8 | — |
| 1991 | 26.92 | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 27.41 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 27.9 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.38 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.87 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.35 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 29.83 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.31 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.78 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 23 | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 29.7 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 29.9 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.2 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 29 | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 36 | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 38.3 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 43.1 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 44.9 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 48 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 53 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 55.3 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 57.6 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.7 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 61.8 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 63.2 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 66 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 66 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +45.0% | 20 | 29 |
| 2008 | -35.7% | 31.1 | 20 |
| 2000 | -25.3% | 30.78 | 23 |
| 2001 | +27.8% | 23 | 29.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.25 | 26.92 | 32.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.36 | 20 | 31.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.74 | 36 | 57.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.34 | 59.7 | 66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Sudan?
- Access to basic services in Sudan was 66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for access to basic services?
- Sudan ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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