People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay
Uruguay: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 13,977 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13,977 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay peaked at 92,098 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,977 people, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 129th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,098 people | — |
| 2001 | 91,496 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 90,823 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 90,105 people | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 89,404 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 84,830 people | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 80,380 people | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 76,069 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 71,870 people | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 67,766 people | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 63,742 people | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 59,778 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 55,986 people | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 52,274 people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 48,595 people | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 44,940 people | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 41,291 people | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 37,632 people | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 33,958 people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 30,276 people | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 26,616 people | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 22,958 people | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 19,342 people | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 16,657 people | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 13,977 people | -16.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13,977 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 32.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13,977 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,484 people | 67,766 people | 92,098 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,847 people | 30,276 people | 63,742 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,910 people | 13,977 people | 26,616 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 126 Slovenia 17,113 people compare
- 127 Palestine 15,291 people compare
- 128 Turkmenistan 15,231 people compare
- 130 Montenegro 12,115 people compare
- 131 Dominica 11,274 people compare
- 132 Saint Lucia 11,152 people compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uruguay was 13,977 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92,098 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,977 people in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Uruguay ranks 129th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.