People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan
Sudan: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.265 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan stood at 0.265 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan peaked at 0.6105 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.265 people per person, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 33rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6105 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.61 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6095 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.609 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6085 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5917 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.575 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5582 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5415 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5247 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5077 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4906 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4734 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4561 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4387 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4213 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4039 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3864 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.369 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3515 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3341 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3167 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2994 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2821 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.265 people per person | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5839 people per person | 0.5247 people per person | 0.6105 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4299 people per person | 0.3515 people per person | 0.5077 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2995 people per person | 0.265 people per person | 0.3341 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Sudan was 0.265 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6105 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Sudan ranks 33rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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.