People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Uganda
Uganda: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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
Uganda recorded 20.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda peaked at 20.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 85th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 20.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 20.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda was 20.0% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Uganda ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.