Basic sanitation access in South Sudan
14.4% of people in South Sudan used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2011.
South Sudan, 2024
14.4%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
82.2%
Position in 2024
190th of 193
Basic sanitation access in South Sudan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.4% | 82.2% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | 80.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | 79.4% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | 77.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | 76.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | 73.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | – | 66.7% |
| 2009 | – | 65.5% |
| 2008 | – | 64.3% |
| 2007 | – | 63.1% |
| 2006 | – | 61.9% |
| 2005 | – | 60.7% |
| 2004 | – | 59.6% |
| 2003 | – | 58.4% |
| 2002 | – | 57.3% |
| 2001 | – | 55.6% |
| 2000 | – | 54.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 14.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.8%, the figure has changed by +5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 190th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.