Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0365 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan is 0.0365 people per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.071 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 people per person, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 14th of 182 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 urban areas, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.071 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.068 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.065 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0619 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0557 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0492 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0353 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0365 people per person | +1.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0365 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0365 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0587 people per person | 0.0459 people per person | 0.071 people per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0378 people per person | 0.0353 people per person | 0.0425 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 11 Togo 0.0479 people per person compare
- 12 Nigeria 0.0391 people per person compare
- 13 Chad 0.0379 people per person compare
- 15 Central African Republic 0.0302 people per person compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.0294 people per person compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0232 people per person compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- 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) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8628 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0365 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.071 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 people per person in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 14th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.