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