Drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan
Sudan: Drinking water services in rural areas was 2.16 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan is 2.16 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan peaked at 2.69 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.16 million people, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 15th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.63 million people | 2.46 million people | 2.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 million people | 2.48 million people | 2.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million people | 2.16 million people | 2.44 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 138.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 64.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 84.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0726 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Sudan was 2.16 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 million people in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Sudan ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 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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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.