People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan
Sudan: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 79.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan is 79.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan peaked at 79.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2004.
Sudan ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67.1% | — |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 68.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 70.3% | 79.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Sudan was 79.6% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Sudan ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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