Drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda
Uganda: Drinking water services in rural areas was 1.78 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda is 1.78 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda peaked at 3.27 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million people, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 17th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 million people | 3.01 million people | 3.27 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million people | 2.34 million people | 2.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million people | 1.78 million people | 2.25 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Uganda was 1.78 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million people in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Uganda ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.