People using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using improved drinking water sources was 0.0026 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0026 people
Change on year
down 96.9%
World rank
191st
of 231 countries
All-time high
66,945 people
in 2000
All-time low
0 people
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay, 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay stood at 0.0026 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay peaked at 66,945 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
That places Uruguay 191st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66,945 people | — |
| 2001 | 65,523 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 64,078 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 62,625 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 61,216 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 55,708 people | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 50,439 people | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 45,411 people | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 40,595 people | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 35,978 people | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 31,536 people | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 27,258 people | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 23,307 people | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 19,499 people | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 15,762 people | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 12,090 people | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 8,475 people | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 4,918 people | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 1,420 people | -71.1% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0.069 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0826 people | — |
| 2024 | 0.0026 people | -96.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,852 people | 35,978 people | 66,945 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,426 people | 0 people | 31,536 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0308 people | 0 people | 0.0826 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0418 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Uruguay was 0.0026 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66,945 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Uruguay ranks 191st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.