Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 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, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Uruguay stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Uruguay?
- Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population in Uruguay was 100.0% 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 using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.