People using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan
South Sudan: People using improved sanitation facilities was 2.66 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan stood at 2.66 million people. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan peaked at 2.66 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million people, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 138th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.74 million people | 1.36 million people | 2.03 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.66 million people | 5 |
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More population data for South Sudan
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.57 million people (2100)
- Population density 37.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 514,794 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.79 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in South Sudan was 2.66 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million people in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- South Sudan ranks 138th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.