Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 23.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 23.9 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda peaked at 23.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.71, in 2000.
That places Uganda 213th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 16.47 | 14.71 | 18.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 18.61 | 22.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.16 | 22.42 | 23.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 210 Guinea-Bissau 28.94 compare
- 211 Togo 25.17 compare
- 212 Sierra Leone 24.91 compare
- 214 Papua New Guinea 23.57 compare
- 215 Liberia 23.34 compare
- 216 Benin 22.25 compare
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)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.76 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Natural population growth 3.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda was 23.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.71 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Uganda ranks 213th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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