People using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan
Sudan: People using at least basic sanitation services was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan is 65.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 165th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 29.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 54.1% | 65.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 450,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 464,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 462,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 475,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 473,410 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Sudan was 65.7% 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 using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Sudan ranks 165th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.