People practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation, rural was 24.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan is 24.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan peaked at 61.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2024.
That places Sudan 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 33.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 24.1% | 31.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 22 Somalia 26.4% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 24.9% compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 24.8% compare
- 26 Mozambique 23.5% compare
- 27 Congo 23.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 20.4% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Sudan was 24.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Sudan ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.