People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.2% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.5% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Uruguay was 99.6% 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, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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, rural (% of rural 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.