People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sudan

Sudan: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 22.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 97 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2016
All-time low
16.2%
in 2004
Years of data
14
2004–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sudan, 2004–2017

051015202004201020172004: 16.22005: 16.22006: 16.22007: 16.22008: 16.22009: 172010: 17.72011: 18.42012: 19.22013: 19.92014: 20.62015: 21.42016: 22.12017: 22.1

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Sudan recorded 22.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sudan peaked at 22.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2004.

That places Sudan 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sudan, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Sudan, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 16.2%
2005 16.2% +0.0%
2006 16.2% +0.0%
2007 16.2% +0.0%
2008 16.2% +0.0%
2009 17.0% +4.5%
2010 17.7% +4.3%
2011 18.4% +4.1%
2012 19.2% +4.0%
2013 19.9% +3.8%
2014 20.6% +3.7%
2015 21.4% +3.5%
2016 22.1% +3.4%
2017 22.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.4% 16.2% 17.0% 6
2010s 20.2% 17.7% 22.1% 8

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 76 Gabon 24.2% compare
  2. 77 Namibia 22.2% compare
  3. 78 Zambia 22.1% compare
  4. 80 Malawi 21.5% compare
  5. 81 Guinea-Bissau 20.9% compare
  6. 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sudan?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Sudan was 22.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2004.
How does Sudan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Sudan ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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