Population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda
Uganda: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 85th out of 99 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 | 12.7% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 82 Cote d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 83 Djibouti 20.9% compare
- 84 Ghana 20.4% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 16.0% compare
- 88 Somalia 15.5% 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 safely managed sanitation services in Uganda?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda was 18.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Uganda ranks 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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