People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 39.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda is 39.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda peaked at 39.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2% | — |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.2% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.0% | 39.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Uganda was 39.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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