Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Uganda stood at 86.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 202nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 61.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 72.2% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 82.4% | 86.1% | 5 |
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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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 86.1% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.