People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda
Uganda: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 36.7% 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 12.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 22.3% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.6% | 36.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 81 Timor-Leste 42.6% compare
- 82 Comoros 40.7% compare
- 83 Nigeria 38.2% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 86 Madagascar 35.5% compare
- 87 Central African Republic 35.4% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 36.7% 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 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Uganda ranks 84th 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 38.9%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban 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.