Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
97.78
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.78, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2 | 97.78 | 98.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.53 | 98.98 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,081 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Uruguay was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.78 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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