Population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda
Uganda: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 20.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda is 20.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda peaked at 20.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 158th of 174 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 | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 155 Guinea 22.8% compare
- 156 Mozambique 22.5% compare
- 157 Djibouti 21.9% compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 20.2% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 19.6% compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 17.2% compare
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Uganda was 20.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Uganda ranks 158th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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