Sanitation facilities usage in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Sanitation facilities usage was 17,953 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17,953 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
83rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
17,953 people
in 2024
All-time low
13,354 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Uzbekistan, 2000–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220242000: 13.4k people2001: 13.4k people2002: 13.4k people2003: 13.5k people2004: 13.5k people2005: 13.6k people2006: 13.6k people2007: 13.7k people2008: 13.8k people2009: 13.8k people2010: 13.9k people2011: 14.1k people2012: 14.3k people2013: 14.6k people2014: 14.9k people2015: 15.1k people2016: 15.4k people2017: 15.7k people2018: 16.0k people2019: 16.3k people2020: 16.7k people2021: 17.0k people2022: 17.3k people2023: 17.6k people2024: 18.0k people

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 17,953 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Uzbekistan peaked at 17,953 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,354 people, in 2000.

Uzbekistan ranks 83rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,563 people 13,354 people 13,838 people 10
2010s 15,045 people 13,921 people 16,340 people 10
2020s 17,305 people 16,654 people 17,953 people 5

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

  1. 80 Morocco 20,780 people compare
  2. 81 Cuba 18,569 people compare
  3. 82 Algeria 18,107 people compare
  4. 84 Cape Verde 17,945 people compare
  5. 85 Jamaica 16,325 people compare
  6. 86 Vanuatu 16,271 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Uzbekistan?
Sanitation facilities usage in Uzbekistan was 17,953 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 17,953 people in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 13,354 people in 2000.
How does Uzbekistan rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Uzbekistan ranks 83rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.