People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay is 99.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 41st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.1% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.1% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 38 Russian Federation 99.3% compare
- 39 Greece 99.2% compare
- 40 Palau 99.1% compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 44 Czechia 99.0% compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.6705 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0178 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Uruguay was 99.1% 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, urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.