People using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda
Uganda: People using safely managed drinking water services was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water 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
In 2024, people using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda stood at 18.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 142nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.1% | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Uganda was 18.1% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Uganda ranks 142nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.