Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 86.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 86.11 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda peaked at 86.11 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.11, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 195th of 224 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 | 66.15 | 61.11 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.84 | 72.17 | 81.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.25 | 82.36 | 86.11 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda was 86.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 86.11 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.11 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Uganda ranks 195th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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