Environment in South Sudan 918 indicators covering environment for South Sudan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value 16,507 1000 USD 2024 up 1,799.5% 212th Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Export value 841 1000 USD 2024 up 1,234.9% 192nd Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 40 % 2024 unchanged 185th Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 1.04 ODP tonnes 2021 down 74.6% 95th Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes 2021 — 1st Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 77.6% 2024 up 14.2% 217th Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 39.7% 2024 down 1.4% 229th People using at least a basic drinking water source 4.75 million people 2024 up 4.9% 122nd People not using improved drinking water sources 2.67 million people 2024 down 25.8% 30th Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 22.4% 2024 down 30.2% 15th Share of the population using improved water sources 77.6% 2024 up 14.2% 217th Printing and writing papers, coated — Import quantity 185 t 2024 up 988.2% 180th Printing and writing papers, coated — Import value 437 1000 USD 2024 up 1,309.7% 169th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import quantity 1 t 2024 unchanged 213th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 227th Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 32.5% 2024 down 11.0% 174th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 2.35 million people 2024 down 26.0% 28th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 9.21 1000 ha 2024 up 5.9% 155th Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 1,628 1000 ha 2024 down 21.8% 65th Grassland — Area from MODIS 22,963 1000 ha 2024 down 15.7% 29th Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 37,531 1000 ha 2024 up 12.0% 21st Mangroves — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 110th Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0.79 1000 ha 2024 down 72.1% 105th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 992.34 1000 ha 2024 up 197.1% 11th Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 1.88 1000 ha 2024 down 26.0% 113th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 46th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 57.67 1000 ha 2024 up 821.2% 119th Temporary crops — Area 2,076 1000 ha 2024 up 5.6% 81st Temporary fallow — Area 298.24 1000 ha 2024 down 6.2% 68th Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 291.78 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% 53rd Case materials — Import quantity 551 t 2024 down 18.5% 167th Case materials — Import value 393 1000 USD 2024 up 17.7% 166th Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 37 1000 USD 2024 up 640.0% 166th Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 693 t 2024 up 2.5% 180th Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 720 1000 USD 2024 up 115.6% 184th Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 37 1000 USD 2024 up 640.0% 194th Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 20 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 211th Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 4 1000 USD 2024 down 84.0% 225th Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 61 1000 USD 2024 down 61.6% 209th Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 298 1000 USD 2024 down 28.0% 224th Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 1,430 1000 USD 2024 up 169.8% 207th Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 3,864 1000 USD 2024 up 42.0% 214th Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 2,070 1000 USD 2024 up 27.9% 206th Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 232 1000 USD 2024 up 439.5% 195th Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 401 1000 USD 2024 up 124.0% 205th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 — 25th Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 1.74 2021 down 74.6% 95th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.0% 2023 — 185th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 0.0% 2023 — 189th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 0.0% 2023 — 189th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 2.76 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 46th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 3.68 t 2024 up 843.6% 174th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1.58 1000 USD 2024 down 65.6% 179th Share of land covered by forest 11.3% 2025 up 0.0% 165th 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 16.01 USD/m3 2023 up 27.0% 140th 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 14.88 USD/m3 2023 up 42.4% 165th 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 4.23 % 2023 unchanged 115th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 287.25 t 2024 up 23,837.5% 141st Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 197.35 1000 USD 2024 up 49,237.5% 153rd NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 7.69 t 2024 up 441.5% 181st ← Previous Page 12 of 16 Next →