Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 38.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda stood at 38.95. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda peaked at 38.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.86, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 45th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.68 | 24.86 | 30.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.74 | 31.09 | 36.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9 | 36.83 | 38.95 | 5 |
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More population data for Uganda
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.017 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.91 million (2100)
- Population density 602.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.017 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.53 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 87,622 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Uganda was 38.95 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.86 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Uganda ranks 45th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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