People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Uganda

Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 16.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
16.2%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
85th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2017
All-time low
8.1%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Uganda, 2000–2017

0510152000200820172000: 8.12001: 8.62002: 9.12003: 9.52004: 102005: 10.52006: 112007: 11.42008: 11.92009: 12.42010: 12.92011: 13.32012: 13.82013: 14.32014: 14.72015: 15.22016: 15.72017: 16.2

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Uganda recorded 16.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Uganda peaked at 16.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 85th 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): Q3 in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Uganda, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 8.1%
2001 8.6% +5.8%
2002 9.1% +5.5%
2003 9.5% +5.2%
2004 10.0% +5.0%
2005 10.5% +4.7%
2006 11.0% +4.5%
2007 11.4% +4.3%
2008 11.9% +4.1%
2009 12.4% +4.0%
2010 12.9% +3.8%
2011 13.3% +3.7%
2012 13.8% +3.6%
2013 14.3% +3.4%
2014 14.7% +3.3%
2015 15.2% +3.2%
2016 15.7% +3.1%
2017 16.2% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 8.1% 12.4% 10
2010s 14.5% 12.9% 16.2% 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
  2. 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
  3. 84 Mozambique 16.8% compare
  4. 86 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
  5. 87 Ghana 15.0% compare
  6. 88 Congo 14.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Uganda?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Uganda was 16.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
Uganda ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3
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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