Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — South Sudan

Access to clean water in South Sudan in 2024 — 39.7%. Ranked 200 in the world out of 202. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2024 39.7% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 200of 202
Period maximum 40.3%2012
Period minimum 39.5%2022

Trend over time

2011–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — South Sudan, 2011–202439.539.84040.340.5201120132015201720192021202320242011: 40.3%2012: 40.3%2013: 40.3%2014: 40.3%2015: 40.3%2016: 40.2%2017: 40.1%2018: 40%2019: 39.9%2020: 39.8%2021: 39.7%2022: 39.5%2023: 39.6%2024: 39.7%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 39.7%
World 91.5%
Eastern Africa computed 62.5%
Low-income countries computed 60.6%
Access to clean water — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39.7 +0.1 pp
2023 39.6 +0.1 pp
2022 39.5 −0.1 pp
2021 39.7 −0.1 pp
2020 39.8 −0.1 pp
2019 39.9 −0.1 pp
2018 40 −0.1 pp
2017 40.1 −0.1 pp
2016 40.2 −0.1 pp
2015 40.3 −0 pp
2014 40.3 −0 pp
2013 40.3 −0 pp
2012 40.3 +0 pp
2011 40.3

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

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