Sanitation facilities usage in Sudan
Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage was 8.27 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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 8.27 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Sudan peaked at 14.64 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.27 million people, in 2024.
That places Sudan 10th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.09 million people | 13.35 million people | 14.64 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.40 million people | 11.08 million people | 13.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 million people | 8.27 million people | 10.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 7 Chad 12.63 million people compare
- 8 Angola 9.17 million people compare
- 9 Madagascar 8.63 million people compare
- 11 South Sudan 7.50 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 million people compare
- 13 Benin 6.80 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 Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Sudan was 8.27 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 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 million people in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Sudan ranks 10th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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. 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.