People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 10.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uganda, 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, rural (% of rural) in Uganda stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uganda peaked at 10.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, rural (% of rural) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 76 Cameroon 10.8% compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 10.6% compare
- 78 Ghana 10.2% compare
- 80 Mozambique 10.1% compare
- 81 Guinea 9.3% compare
- 82 Guinea-Bissau 6.7% compare
More health data for Uganda
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Uganda was 10.1% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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