Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan
South Sudan: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 14 % for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan peaked at 14 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 182nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 % | — |
| 2012 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.67 % | 7 % | 12 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8 % | 13 % | 14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan was 14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- South Sudan ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.