People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 27.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 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 sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uganda is 27.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uganda peaked at 27.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 82nd 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): Q4 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.8% | 27.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 79 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 80 Afghanistan 29.1% compare
- 81 Mozambique 28.7% compare
- 83 Zambia 26.6% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 26.1% compare
- 85 Malawi 24.1% compare
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- 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, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uganda was 27.2% 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): q4 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Uganda ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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