People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan
Sudan: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 98.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan stood at 98.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan peaked at 99.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 59th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.6% | — |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Sudan was 98.3% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Sudan ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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