People using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda is 23.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 202nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 199 Guinea-Bissau 28.9% compare
- 200 Togo 25.2% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 24.9% compare
- 203 Papua New Guinea 23.6% compare
- 204 Liberia 23.3% compare
- 205 Benin 22.2% compare
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- 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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda was 23.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Uganda ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.