Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 99.59 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay is 99.59, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay peaked at 99.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.18, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 81st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.46 | 97.18 | 97.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6 | 98.08 | 99.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.41 | 99.22 | 99.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 78 United States of America 99.62 compare
- 79 Türkiye 99.61 compare
- 80 Antigua and Barbuda 99.61 compare
- 82 Samoa 99.54 compare
- 83 Paraguay 99.51 compare
- 84 Martinique 99.49 compare
More population data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0062 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.02 (2100)
- Population density 12.83 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 78,530 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.02 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0061 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.8517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 1,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay was 99.59 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.18 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Uruguay ranks 81st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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