People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 52.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 52.6% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda peaked at 58.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2017.
That places Uganda 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2001 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 55.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.6% | 55.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 93 Chad 55.4% compare
- 94 Mozambique 55.4% compare
- 95 Central African Republic 54.8% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.2% 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda was 52.6% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Uganda ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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