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

Latest (2017)
10.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2017
All-time low
5.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Uganda, 2000–2017

02.557.5102000200820172000: 52001: 5.42002: 5.72003: 62004: 6.42005: 6.72006: 72007: 7.42008: 7.72009: 82010: 8.42011: 8.72012: 92013: 9.42014: 9.72015: 102016: 10.42017: 10.7

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

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Uganda, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.5% 5.0% 8.0% 10
2010s 9.5% 8.4% 10.7% 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 83 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
  2. 84 Côte d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
  3. 85 Ghana 11.7% compare
  4. 87 Namibia 10.6% compare
  5. 88 Sudan 8.8% compare
  6. 89 Sierra Leone 5.4% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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