People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 10.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Uganda stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Uganda peaked at 10.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 85 Ghana 11.7% compare
- 87 Namibia 10.6% compare
- 88 Sudan 8.8% compare
- 89 Sierra Leone 5.4% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 853.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2768 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Uganda was 10.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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