People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
That places Sudan 26th out of 182 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, urban (% of urban population) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -21.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 3.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 3.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 3.7% compare
- 27 Djibouti 2.7% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.5% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Sudan was 3.0% 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, urban recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Sudan ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.