People practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda
Uganda: People practicing open defecation, rural was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.2% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda peaked at 16.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 61st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 58 Vanuatu 6.1% compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 5.1% compare
- 60 Ecuador 4.9% compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.0% compare
- 63 Indonesia 3.8% compare
- 64 Equatorial Guinea 3.6% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Uganda was 4.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Uganda ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.