People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda
Uganda: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 86th of 100 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 84 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 85 Ghana 20.4% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 89 Somalia 15.5% compare
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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0577 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Uganda was 18.8% 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, rural recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.