Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Uganda

Uganda: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 18.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.21
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
28th
of 231 countries
All-time high
18.21
in 2024
All-time low
11.88
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Uganda, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 11.92001: 12.22002: 12.42003: 12.72004: 132005: 13.32006: 13.52007: 13.82008: 14.12009: 14.42010: 14.62011: 14.92012: 15.22013: 15.42014: 15.72015: 162016: 16.22017: 16.52018: 16.82019: 172020: 17.32021: 17.52022: 17.72023: 182024: 18.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 18.21 for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Uganda peaked at 18.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.88, in 2000.

That places Uganda 28th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.13 11.88 14.37 10
2010s 15.84 14.64 17.01 10
2020s 17.74 17.25 18.21 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 25 Lesotho 19.33 compare
  2. 26 Gabon 18.64 compare
  3. 27 Guinea-Bissau 18.43 compare
  4. 29 Kiribati 18.03 compare
  5. 30 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.79 compare
  6. 31 Cameroon 17.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Uganda?
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Uganda was 18.21 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 18.21 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 11.88 in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
Uganda ranks 28th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,089 data points, 2000–2024
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