Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 75th out of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.1% | — |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 95.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 95.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Uruguay was 95.3% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Uruguay ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.