Basic sanitation access in Sudan

65.7% of people in Sudan used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sudan, 2024 65.7% % of population
Change from 2023 +3.0percentage points 2023: 62.7%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 148th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Sudan over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period SudanWorld
2024 65.7% 82.2%
2023 62.7% 81.5%
2022 59.8% 80.4%
2021 56.9% 79.4%
2020 54.1% 78.3%
2019 51.4% 77.2%
2018 48.7% 76.0%
2017 46.0% 74.9%
2016 43.4% 73.8%
2015 40.9% 72.6%
2014 38.4% 71.4%
2013 36.0% 70.2%
2012 33.7% 68.9%
2011 31.4% 67.8%
2010 29.2% 66.7%
2009 27.0% 65.5%
2008 24.9% 64.3%
2007 22.8% 63.1%
2006 20.8% 61.9%
2005 19.1% 60.7%
2004 17.4% 59.6%
2003 17.4% 58.4%
2002 17.4% 57.3%
2001 17.4% 55.6%
2000 17.4% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 62.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 38.4%, the figure has changed by +27.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Sudan has the 148th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene