Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 10.8 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan stood at 10.8 people per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan peaked at 11.16 people per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.82 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places South Sudan 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.8 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 11.15 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.16 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.97 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.64 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 10.02 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 9.82 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.05 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.25 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.34 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.41 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 10.8 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.58 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 11.16 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.45 people per square kilometre | 10.25 people per square kilometre | 10.8 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 18 Solomon Islands 12.45 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Madagascar 11.86 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Lesotho 11.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burundi 10.34 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 Chad 9 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 8.52 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in South Sudan was 10.8 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.16 people per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does South Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- South Sudan ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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.