People without basic handwashing facilities in Uganda
Uganda: People without basic handwashing facilities was 37.73 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 37.73 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Uganda peaked at 37.73 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.82 million people, in 2000.
That places Uganda 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.24 million people | 22.82 million people | 27.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.07 million people | 28.25 million people | 34.30 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.46 million people | 35.08 million people | 37.73 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Sudan 45.02 million people compare
- 9 China 39.43 million people compare
- 10 Pakistan 38.28 million people compare
- 12 South Africa 33.69 million people compare
- 13 Mozambique 29.16 million people compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 24.90 million people compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.9521 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.94 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7925 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Uganda?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Uganda was 37.73 million 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.73 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.82 million people in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.