Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 22.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan stood at 22.4%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan peaked at 35.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2024.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.8% | 26.0% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in South Sudan was 22.4% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.