People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 96.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Uruguay, 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): q4 in Uruguay stood at 96.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uruguay peaked at 98.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.1% | — |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.7% | 97.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 16 Barbados 97.6% compare
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.9% compare
- 18 Belize 96.8% compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 96.4% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 96.3% compare
- 22 Paraguay 96.1% compare
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- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Uruguay was 96.7% 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): q4 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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