Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan
South Sudan: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 37.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan, 2011β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan is 37.9, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan peaked at 38.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.98 | 24.1 | 34.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.2 | 35.37 | 38.05 | 5 |
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More population data for South Sudan
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.026 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.57 million (2100)
- Population density 37.73 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.026 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5193 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.92 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.92 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.79 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 514,794 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in South Sudan was 37.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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