Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Sudan
Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 563,713 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
Sudan recorded 563,713 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Sudan peaked at 1.94 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 563,713 people, in 2024.
That places Sudan 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.75 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.80 million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million people | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million people | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million people | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million people | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million people | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 939,655 people | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 830,108 people | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 701,580 people | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 563,713 people | -19.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 563,713 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 161,906 people, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 563,713 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 154,026 people, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.94 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.70 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 815,163 people | 563,713 people | 1.04 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 742,443 people compare
- 11 Mozambique 610,506 people compare
- 12 Philippines 588,751 people compare
- 14 Haiti 563,678 people compare
- 15 Pakistan 461,905 people compare
- 16 South Sudan 436,434 people compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Sudan was 563,713 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 urban areas recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,713 people in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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 urban 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.