People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 69.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda is 69.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda peaked at 69.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 92 Sierra Leone 71.2% compare
- 93 Rwanda 71.0% compare
- 94 Benin 70.8% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 67.8% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.9% 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0036 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 69.6% 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 69.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Uganda ranks 95th 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 up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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