People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 14.15 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 14.15 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 15.07 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.04 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
South Sudan ranks 52nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.65 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 15.07 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.03 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.72 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.22 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.34 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 13.04 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.29 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 13.5 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 13.56 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.61 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.15 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 14.15 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 14.15 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.17 people per square kilometre | 13.04 people per square kilometre | 15.07 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.7 people per square kilometre | 13.5 people per square kilometre | 14.15 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 49 Dominica 15.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 14.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 East Timor 14.34 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 13.98 people per square kilometre compare
- 54 Equatorial Guinea 13.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cape Verde 13.15 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 14.15 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 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.