Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 39.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in South Sudan is 39.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in South Sudan peaked at 40.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 229th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.9% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.5% | 39.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 226 Chad 52.2% compare
- 227 Eritrea 51.8% compare
- 228 Burkina Faso 50.0% compare
- 230 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
- 231 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.7% 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)
- 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in South Sudan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in South Sudan was 39.7% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- South Sudan ranks 229th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.