Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda

Uganda: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 0.2119 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2119
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
153rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.2119
in 2024
All-time low
0.0542
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda, 2000–2024

0.050.10.150.22000201220242000: 0.0542001: 0.0552002: 0.0562003: 0.0582004: 0.0592005: 0.062006: 0.0612007: 0.0632008: 0.072009: 0.0772010: 0.0852011: 0.0942012: 0.1022013: 0.1112014: 0.122015: 0.132016: 0.142017: 0.1512018: 0.1622019: 0.1732020: 0.1852021: 0.1972022: 0.2022023: 0.2072024: 0.212

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.2119 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda peaked at 0.2119 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0542, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 153rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation) in Uganda, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0542
2001 0.0553 +2.0%
2002 0.0564 +2.0%
2003 0.0576 +2.1%
2004 0.0588 +2.1%
2005 0.06 +2.1%
2006 0.0613 +2.2%
2007 0.0627 +2.2%
2008 0.0699 +11.5%
2009 0.0775 +10.8%
2010 0.0854 +10.2%
2011 0.0936 +9.6%
2012 0.1021 +9.2%
2013 0.1111 +8.7%
2014 0.1204 +8.4%
2015 0.1301 +8.1%
2016 0.1402 +7.8%
2017 0.1508 +7.5%
2018 0.1617 +7.3%
2019 0.1732 +7.1%
2020 0.185 +6.9%
2021 0.1974 +6.7%
2022 0.2021 +2.4%
2023 0.207 +2.4%
2024 0.2119 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0614 0.0542 0.0775 10
2010s 0.1269 0.0854 0.1732 10
2020s 0.2007 0.185 0.2119 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 150 Benin 0.3087 compare
  2. 151 Madagascar 0.2629 compare
  3. 152 Togo 0.2251 compare
  4. 154 Chad 0.2098 compare
  5. 155 Sierra Leone 0.191 compare
  6. 156 Ethiopia 0.1648 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda?
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uganda was 0.2119 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.2119 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0542 in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
Uganda ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks and with sewage treated to at least secondary levels (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 5,567 data points, 2000–2024
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