Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda
Uganda: Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda, 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 88th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 22.0% | 16.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 28.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda?
- Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas in Uganda was 40.0% 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas?
- Uganda ranks 88th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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 safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.