People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan
South Sudan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.6793 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan is 0.6793 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan peaked at 0.7489 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6793 people per person, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 4th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7489 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.7437 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7383 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7329 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7273 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7217 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7159 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.71 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7041 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.698 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6918 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6855 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6824 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6793 people per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.727 people per person | 0.7041 people per person | 0.7489 people per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6874 people per person | 0.6793 people per person | 0.698 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,123 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan was 0.6793 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7489 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6793 people per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- South Sudan ranks 4th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.