Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sudan
Sudan: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sudan is 6.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sudan peaked at 34.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 54th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 27.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 13.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.3% | 11.8% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sudan?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Sudan was 6.3% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Sudan ranks 54th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.