South Sudan - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in South Sudan was 33.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 38.77 in 2011, while its lowest value was 33.59 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2011 38.77
2012 38.36
2013 37.88
2014 37.34
2015 36.73
2016 36.05
2017 35.30
2018 34.48
2019 33.59
2020 33.59

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in South Sudan was 70.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 70.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.06 in 2011.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2011 52.06
2012 54.16
2013 56.30
2014 58.48
2015 60.71
2016 62.97
2017 65.28
2018 67.63
2019 70.02
2020 70.02

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in South Sudan was 40.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 41.28 in 2014, while its lowest value was 40.84 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2011 41.16
2012 41.24
2013 41.27
2014 41.28
2015 41.25
2016 41.19
2017 41.10
2018 40.98
2019 40.84
2020 40.95

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention