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

Latest (2024)
86.11
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
195th
of 224 countries
All-time high
86.11
in 2024
All-time low
61.11
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uganda, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 61.12001: 62.22002: 63.42003: 64.52004: 65.62005: 66.72006: 67.82007: 68.92008: 702009: 71.12010: 72.22011: 73.22012: 74.32013: 75.32014: 76.42015: 77.42016: 78.42017: 79.42018: 80.42019: 81.42020: 82.42021: 83.32022: 84.32023: 85.22024: 86.1

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 192 Cameroon 86.31 compare
  2. 193 Guinea 86.24 compare
  3. 194 Nigeria 86.19 compare
  4. 196 Afghanistan 84.79 compare
  5. 197 Haiti 84.42 compare
  6. 198 Côte d’Ivoire 84.22 compare

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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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Indicator
Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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