Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan
South Sudan: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 21.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan peaked at 21.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2016.
That places South Sudan 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21.5% | — |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More infrastructure data for South Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.35 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.62 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4662 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in South Sudan was 21.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- South Sudan ranks 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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