Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uganda is 63.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uganda peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 32.4% | 26.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 40.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 56.3% | 63.0% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uganda?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Uganda was 63.0% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Uganda ranks 219th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.