Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda

Uganda: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 23.9 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
23.9
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
213th
of 225 countries
All-time high
23.9
in 2024
All-time low
14.71
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uganda, 2000–2024

05101520252000201220242000: 14.72001: 15.12002: 15.52003: 15.92004: 16.32005: 16.72006: 17.12007: 17.42008: 17.82009: 18.22010: 18.62011: 192012: 19.42013: 19.82014: 20.12015: 20.52016: 20.92017: 21.32018: 21.72019: 222020: 22.42021: 22.82022: 23.22023: 23.52024: 23.9

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 210 Guinea-Bissau 28.94 compare
  2. 211 Togo 25.17 compare
  3. 212 Sierra Leone 24.91 compare
  4. 214 Papua New Guinea 23.57 compare
  5. 215 Liberia 23.34 compare
  6. 216 Benin 22.25 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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