Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 18.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan is 18.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2016.
South Sudan ranks 89th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18.4% | — |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 18.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 18.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 86 Equatorial Guinea 19.9%
- 87 Niger 19.8% compare
- 88 Angola 19.1% compare
- 90 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 91 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (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) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in South Sudan was 18.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- South Sudan ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.