Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0035 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0035 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0033 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.003 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 people per person | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 people per person | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 people per person | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 people per person | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 people per person | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 people per person | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 people per person | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 people per person | -30.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 people per person | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 people per person | -71.8% |
| 2020 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 people per person | — |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -100.0% | 0.0001 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2019 | -71.8% | 0.0002 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 100 Armenia 0.0001 people per person compare
- 101 Jordan 0.0001 people per person compare
- 102 Ukraine 0 people per person compare
- 103 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 103 Andorra 0 people per person
- 103 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people per person compare
- 103 Austria 0 people per person
- 103 Belgium 0 people per person
- 103 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 103 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 103 Belarus 0 people per person
- 103 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 103 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Canada 0 people per person
- 103 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 103 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 103 China 0 people per person compare
- 103 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 103 Czechia 0 people per person
- 103 Germany 0 people per person
- 103 Denmark 0 people per person
- 103 Algeria 0 people per person compare
- 103 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 103 Spain 0 people per person
- 103 Estonia 0 people per person
- 103 Finland 0 people per person
- 103 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 103 France 0 people per person
- 103 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 103 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 103 Gambia 0 people per person compare
- 103 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 103 Guyana 0 people per person compare
- 103 Hungary 0 people per person
- 103 Ireland 0 people per person
- 103 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 103 Iceland 0 people per person
- 103 Israel 0 people per person
- 103 Italy 0 people per person
- 103 Kazakhstan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 103 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 103 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 103 Latvia 0 people per person
- 103 Morocco 0 people per person compare
- 103 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 103 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 103 Malta 0 people per person
- 103 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 103 Norway 0 people per person
- 103 Nepal 0 people per person compare
- 103 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 103 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 103 Palau 0 people per person
- 103 Poland 0 people per person
- 103 North Korea 0 people per person
- 103 Portugal 0 people per person
- 103 Romania 0 people per person
- 103 Russia 0 people per person
- 103 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 103 Sweden 0 people per person
- 103 Eswatini 0 people per person compare
- 103 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 103 Tunisia 0 people per person compare
- 103 United States 0 people per person
- 103 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 103 South Africa 0 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Uruguay was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.