Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.5915 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.5915 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.6376 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5915 people per person, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 2nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6376 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.6344 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6311 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6277 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6242 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6206 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6169 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6131 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6092 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6052 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6011 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5968 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5942 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5915 people per person | -0.5% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.5915 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.5915 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6239 people per person | 0.6092 people per person | 0.6376 people per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5978 people per person | 0.5915 people per person | 0.6052 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- 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) - IPCC Agriculture 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 62.9 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in South Sudan was 0.5915 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6376 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5915 people per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 2nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.