Share of urban population using at least basic water services in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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 urban population using at least basic water services in South Sudan is 66.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in South Sudan peaked at 66.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2011.
That places South Sudan 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.0% | 53.5% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 63.7% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 183 Sudan 73.9% compare
- 184 Togo 73.6% compare
- 185 Guinea-Bissau 72.7% compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.3% compare
- 188 Central African Republic 48.1% 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)
- Cooling Degree Days 7,171 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.13 (2015)
- 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)
- Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.8559 (2023)
- Annual change in forest area 1,500 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in South Sudan?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in South Sudan was 66.1% 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 urban population using at least basic water services recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- South Sudan ranks 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.