People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.5789 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda is 0.5789 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.7341 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5789 people per person, in 2024.
That places Uganda 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7341 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7274 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7207 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.714 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7073 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7006 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.694 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6873 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6807 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6741 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6675 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.661 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6544 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6479 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6414 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6349 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6285 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6221 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6158 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6095 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6033 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5971 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.591 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5849 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5789 people per person | -1.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.5789 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.5789 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.704 people per person | 0.6741 people per person | 0.7341 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6383 people per person | 0.6095 people per person | 0.6675 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.591 people per person | 0.5789 people per person | 0.6033 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 9 Madagascar 0.6181 people per person compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.5942 people per person compare
- 11 Togo 0.5814 people per person compare
- 13 Benin 0.5689 people per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.5591 people per person compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.5263 people per person compare
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Uganda was 0.5789 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7341 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5789 people per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.