People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.0952 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0952 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.5262 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0952 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5262 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.5228 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5189 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5148 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5108 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4847 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4593 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4346 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4106 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3872 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3642 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3415 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3199 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2987 people per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2777 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2568 people per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2359 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.215 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.194 people per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.173 people per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1312 people per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1105 people per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0952 people per square kilometre | -13.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0952 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0952 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.477 people per square kilometre | 0.3872 people per square kilometre | 0.5262 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2677 people per square kilometre | 0.173 people per square kilometre | 0.3642 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1222 people per square kilometre | 0.0952 people per square kilometre | 0.1521 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 157 Albania 0.138 people per square kilometre compare
- 158 Liechtenstein 0.1238 people per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belarus 0.1157 people per square kilometre compare
- 161 Estonia 0.0891 people per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ukraine 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
- 163 Canada 0.0631 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0952 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5262 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0952 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.