Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay

Uruguay: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.3673 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3673
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
120th
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.7231
in 2000
All-time low
0.3673
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.7232001: 0.7142002: 0.6942003: 0.6742004: 0.6542005: 0.6392006: 0.6242007: 0.6092008: 0.5942009: 0.5792010: 0.5632011: 0.5482012: 0.5352013: 0.5232014: 0.512015: 0.4982016: 0.4852017: 0.4732018: 0.462019: 0.4452020: 0.432021: 0.4142022: 0.3982023: 0.3832024: 0.367

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.3673 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay peaked at 0.7231 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3673, in 2024.

Uruguay ranks 120th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6505 0.5787 0.7231 10
2010s 0.5041 0.4455 0.5633 10
2020s 0.3984 0.3673 0.4297 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 117 Tuvalu 0.4068 compare
  2. 118 Paraguay 0.3964 compare
  3. 119 Bhutan 0.3841 compare
  4. 121 Malaysia 0.3547 compare
  5. 122 Barbados 0.2694 compare
  6. 123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2631 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay?
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay was 0.3673 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7231 in 2000.
What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3673 in 2024.
How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
Uruguay ranks 120th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,105 data points, 2000–2024
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