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 12.4 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 12.4 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan peaked at 13.05 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.37 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places South Sudan 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.66 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 13.05 people per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.03 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.78 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.37 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.62 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 11.37 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.61 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.82 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.89 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.95 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.4 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 12.4 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.87 people per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 12.4 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.84 people per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.31 people per square kilometre | 11.37 people per square kilometre | 13.05 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.02 people per square kilometre | 11.82 people per square kilometre | 12.4 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 41 Zimbabwe 14.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 East Timor 13.42 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Rwanda 12.93 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 Vietnam 12.28 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 12.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Marshall Islands 11.34 people per square kilometre compare
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 12.4 people per square kilometre in 2023, 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 13.05 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- South Sudan ranks 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 4.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.