Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay is 95.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 74th out of 177 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.1% | 76.1% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 84.1% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Uruguay was 95.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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