People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.7771 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.7771 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.868 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7771 people per person, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.868 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.8606 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8531 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8454 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8377 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8299 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8219 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8138 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8056 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7973 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7887 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7801 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7786 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7771 people per person | -0.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.7771 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.7771 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8373 people per person | 0.8056 people per person | 0.868 people per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7844 people per person | 0.7771 people per person | 0.7973 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8628 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in South Sudan was 0.7771 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.868 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7771 people per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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 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.