Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda
Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 0.3918 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda is 0.3918, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda peaked at 1.39 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0919, in 1960.
Uganda ranks 179th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0919 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1034 | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1034 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1034 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1034 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1133 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1252 | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1252 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1252 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1252 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1357 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1488 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1488 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1488 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1488 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1713 | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.166 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1698 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1779 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1591 | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1475 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.151 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1654 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1691 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1435 | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1701 | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1668 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1628 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1634 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.161 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.159 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.156 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.16 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.107 | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 0.151 | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 0.189 | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.226 | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 0.247 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.246 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.257 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2269 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2153 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2315 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2636 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.313 | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3756 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5591 | +48.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5517 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7425 | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9172 | -34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7721 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8914 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8761 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9491 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6528 | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1974 | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1993 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2042 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2289 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2472 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2695 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3918 | +45.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.3918 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2996, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.3918 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -69.8% | 0.6528 | 0.1974 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.112 | 0.0919 | 0.1252 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1575 | 0.1357 | 0.1779 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1601 | 0.1435 | 0.1701 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1894 | 0.107 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3736 | 0.2153 | 0.7425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7859 | 0.1974 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2683 | 0.2042 | 0.3918 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Uganda was 0.3918 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2011.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Uganda ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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