Annual freshwater withdrawals in South Sudan
South Sudan: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 658.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 658.00 million billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in South Sudan peaked at 658.00 million billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 658.00 million billion cubic meters, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 128th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 8 |
| 2020s | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 658.00 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 125 Angola 705.70 million billion cubic meters compare
- 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 683.60 million billion cubic meters compare
- 127 Croatia 679.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 129 Uganda 637.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 130 Mauritius 632.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 131 Suriname 615.90 million billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for South Sudan
- Aquaculture production 34 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 55,000 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 55,034 metric tons (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 7,171 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.13 (2015)
- Arable land use per person 0.2168 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 7.16 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.2% (2025)
- Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.8559 (2023)
- Annual change in forest area 1,500 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in South Sudan?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in South Sudan was 658.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 658.00 million billion cubic meters in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 658.00 million billion cubic meters in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- South Sudan ranks 128th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.