Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — South Sudan

Access to basic sanitation in South Sudan in 2024 — 14.4%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 193. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2024 14.4% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 190of 193
Period maximum 14.4%2024
Period minimum 7%2011

Trend over time

2011–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — South Sudan, 2011–20246810121416201120132015201720192021202320242011: 7%2012: 7.6%2013: 8.2%2014: 8.8%2015: 9.5%2016: 10.2%2017: 11%2018: 11.7%2019: 12.5%2020: 13.1%2021: 13.6%2022: 14.2%2023: 14.3%2024: 14.4%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.57 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 14.4%
World 82.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.7%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.4 +0.1 pp
2023 14.3 +0.1 pp
2022 14.2 +0.6 pp
2021 13.6 +0.6 pp
2020 13.1 +0.5 pp
2019 12.5 +0.8 pp
2018 11.7 +0.8 pp
2017 11 +0.7 pp
2016 10.2 +0.7 pp
2015 9.5 +0.7 pp
2014 8.8 +0.6 pp
2013 8.2 +0.6 pp
2012 7.6 +0.6 pp
2011 7

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.