Population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda
Uganda: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
85th
of 99 countries
All-time high
18.8%
in 2024
All-time low
11.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 18.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 18.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (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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