Drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan
South Sudan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 1.33 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan stood at 1.33 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan peaked at 1.91 million people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million people, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 20th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.69 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.91 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.34 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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)
- 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)
- Annual change in forest area 1,500 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 1,500 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in South Sudan was 1.33 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million people in 2012.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million people in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- South Sudan ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.