People using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan
South Sudan: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.27 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
South Sudan recorded 1.27 million people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan peaked at 1.57 million people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million people, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 42nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.53 million people | — |
| 2012 | 1.55 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.57 million people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million people | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million people | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million people | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million people | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million people | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million people | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million people | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million people | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.42 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.57 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.27 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 64,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 132.71 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.71 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan was 1.27 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million people in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million people in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- South Sudan ranks 42nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.