People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 60.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda peaked at 60.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 90th 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, urban (% of urban) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 53.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.4% | 60.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uganda was 60.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Uganda ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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