Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 42.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 42.11 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda peaked at 42.11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.59, in 2000.
That places Uganda 222nd out of 232 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 | 29.6 | 26.59 | 32.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.17 | 33.25 | 39.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9 | 39.67 | 42.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 219 Guinea-Bissau 47.37 compare
- 220 Mozambique 44.09 compare
- 221 Benin 43.11 compare
- 223 Solomon Islands 40.58 compare
- 224 Madagascar 38.19 compare
- 225 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.09 compare
More population data for Uganda
- Population growth rate 0.017 (2100)
- Population density 602.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.91 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.017 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1.76 million (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.17 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 4.28 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 4.03 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda was 42.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 42.11 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.59 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Uganda ranks 222nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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