People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan
Sudan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan, 2008–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan is 10.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan peaked at 26.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2021.
That places Sudan 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.5% | — |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 14.3% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 12.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Sudan was 10.8% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Sudan ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.