Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan
Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 7.70 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan stood at 7.70 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan peaked at 12.70 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.70 million people, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.26 million people | 11.60 million people | 12.70 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 million people | 9.94 million people | 11.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 million people | 7.70 million people | 9.59 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 5 Niger 17.47 million people compare
- 6 Chad 11.86 million people compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.70 million people compare
- 9 Angola 7.45 million people compare
- 10 South Sudan 7.06 million people compare
- 11 Madagascar 6.86 million people compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Sudan was 7.70 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.70 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million people in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.