Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan
Sudan: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 59.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan stood at 59.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan peaked at 59.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 150th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 37.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 55.2% | 59.6% | 5 |
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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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Sudan was 59.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Sudan ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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