Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1639 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.1639 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.48 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1639 people per person, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 20th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.48 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4798 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4796 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4794 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4791 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4636 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.448 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4325 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.417 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4014 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3857 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.37 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3543 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3385 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3226 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3068 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2909 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.275 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2591 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2432 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2273 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2114 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1955 people per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1797 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1639 people per person | -8.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.1639 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.1639 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.456 people per person | 0.4014 people per person | 0.48 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3146 people per person | 0.2432 people per person | 0.3857 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 people per person | 0.1639 people per person | 0.2273 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 17 Ghana 0.1779 people per person compare
- 18 Haiti 0.1753 people per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1669 people per person compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1623 people per person compare
- 22 Mauritania 0.1619 people per person compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1604 people per person compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Sudan was 0.1639 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1639 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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)
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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.