People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan
Sudan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -5.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan is -5.32 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 358.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan peaked at 2.44 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -5.32 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 106th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2005 | -0.5141 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 2006 | -0.5654 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2007 | -0.5708 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4494 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3899 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8723 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 2011 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 2012 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2013 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2014 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9945 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2016 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2017 | -0.9493 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2018 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2019 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +67.5% |
| 2020 | -2.37 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 2021 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2022 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2023 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 2024 | -5.32 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -5.32 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6393 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -5.32 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3845 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -124.2% | 2.13 % change on previous year | -0.5141 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -123.7% | -0.3899 % change on previous year | -0.8723 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7438 % change on previous year | -0.5708 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.24 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | -0.8723 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.54 % change on previous year | -5.32 % change on previous year | -2.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 103 Cook Islands -4.41 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Marshall Islands -4.85 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Brazil -5.19 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Comoros -5.57 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Belarus -5.84 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Eswatini -6.45 % change on previous year compare
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Sudan was -5.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.32 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Sudan ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 358.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.