People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan
Sudan: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 32.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan is 32.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan peaked at 48.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 84th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.5% | — |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 46.5% | 48.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 32.7% | 44.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Sudan was 32.7% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Sudan ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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