People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 504,262 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uzbekistan, 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
Uzbekistan recorded 504,262 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.15 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 504,262 people, in 2024.
Uzbekistan ranks 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 million people | 906,813 people | 1.15 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 775,778 people | 661,044 people | 881,343 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 569,284 people | 504,262 people | 631,812 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Uzbekistan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Uzbekistan was 504,262 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 504,262 people in 2024.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Uzbekistan ranks 71st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.