People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Uganda
Uganda: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda is 20.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda peaked at 20.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 128th out of 146 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 sanitation services (% of population) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 20.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 20.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda was 20.4% 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 sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Uganda ranks 128th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.