Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.628 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.628 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.7086 people per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.628 people per person, in 2024.
That places South Sudan 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7086 people per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.7024 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6961 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6897 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6831 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6763 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6694 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6623 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6551 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6477 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.64 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6322 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6301 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.628 people per person | -0.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.628 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.628 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6826 people per person | 0.6551 people per person | 0.7086 people per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6356 people per person | 0.628 people per person | 0.6477 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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, per capita in South Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in South Sudan was 0.628 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7086 people per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.628 people per person in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.