Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 99.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.61
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 173 countries
All-time high
99.61
in 2024
All-time low
86.22
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 86.22001: 86.22002: 86.22003: 86.22004: 86.22005: 86.82006: 87.62007: 88.32008: 892009: 89.72010: 90.52011: 91.22012: 91.92013: 92.72014: 93.42015: 94.22016: 94.92017: 95.62018: 96.42019: 97.12020: 97.92021: 98.62022: 99.42023: 99.52024: 99.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 99.61 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay peaked at 99.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.22, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 18th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 86.22
2001 86.22 +0.0%
2002 86.22 +0.0%
2003 86.22 +0.0%
2004 86.22 +0.0%
2005 86.83 +0.7%
2006 87.56 +0.8%
2007 88.29 +0.8%
2008 89.01 +0.8%
2009 89.74 +0.8%
2010 90.47 +0.8%
2011 91.21 +0.8%
2012 91.94 +0.8%
2013 92.68 +0.8%
2014 93.42 +0.8%
2015 94.16 +0.8%
2016 94.9 +0.8%
2017 95.64 +0.8%
2018 96.38 +0.8%
2019 97.13 +0.8%
2020 97.88 +0.8%
2021 98.63 +0.8%
2022 99.36 +0.7%
2023 99.49 +0.1%
2024 99.61 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.25 86.22 89.74 10
2010s 93.79 90.47 97.13 10
2020s 98.99 97.88 99.61 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Portugal 99.8 compare
  2. 16 Kyrgyzstan 99.71 compare
  3. 17 Maldives 99.66 compare
  4. 19 Denmark 99.6 compare
  5. 20 Belgium 99.49 compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Uruguay was 99.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 99.61 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 86.22 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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