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Sudan

Location

  • Geographical region: Northern Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • Least Developed Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 1,868,000 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 37% agriculture, 10% forest and 53% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 46,874,204 people (2022)
  • Population density: 24 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 33% lives in urban areas and 61% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 172,198,001,618 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 3,674 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 36% from services and 5% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Sudan

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Sudan uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Sudan uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    11 % of the population in Sudan has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Sudan is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    86 % of monitored water bodies in Sudan has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2017)
  • Efficiency

    3 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Sudan (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    119 % of the renewable water resources in Sudan is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    34 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Sudan (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2022)
  • Ecosystems

    19 % of the water basins in Sudan is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    41 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sudan in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Sudan (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2010)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sudan, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Sudan, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sudan, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Sudan, by service level and location

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Sudan, by service level and location

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Sudan (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Sudan, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Sudan (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Sudan, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 250 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 933 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 748 m3 per capita (2011)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Sudan, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sudan, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Sudan, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Sudan, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Sudan, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sudan, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Sudan in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Sudan, by funding source (2021)

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Sudan (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Sudan, progress over time, by sub-sector