Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0304 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda is 0.0304 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.137 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 people per person, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 54th of 171 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.137 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1322 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1273 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1225 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1177 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.113 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1082 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1035 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0989 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0943 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0897 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0851 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0806 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0762 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0718 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0674 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0631 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0588 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0546 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0504 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0463 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0422 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0343 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0304 people per person | -11.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0304 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0304 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1155 people per person | 0.0943 people per person | 0.137 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0698 people per person | 0.0504 people per person | 0.0897 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0383 people per person | 0.0304 people per person | 0.0463 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uganda was 0.0304 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.137 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 people per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 54th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.