Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0119 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban areas, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0117 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0118 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.01 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.007 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 people per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.005 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 people per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 people per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 people per person | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 people per person | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 people per person | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 people per person | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 people per person | -53.9% |
| 2023 | 0 people per person | -100.0% |
| 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 0.0011 people per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.0006 people per person | 0 people per person |
| 2022 | -53.9% | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0006 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0119 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 people per person | 0 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 92 Turkey 0 people per person compare
- 93 Iraq 0 people per person compare
- 94 Georgia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Albania 0 people per person compare
- 95 Andorra 0 people per person
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 people per person
- 95 Argentina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Armenia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Austria 0 people per person
- 95 Azerbaijan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belgium 0 people per person
- 95 Bangladesh 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0 people per person
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people per person compare
- 95 Belarus 0 people per person
- 95 Bermuda 0 people per person
- 95 Bolivia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Brazil 0 people per person compare
- 95 Bhutan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Canada 0 people per person
- 95 Switzerland 0 people per person
- 95 Chile 0 people per person compare
- 95 China 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Cyprus 0 people per person
- 95 Czechia 0 people per person
- 95 Germany 0 people per person
- 95 Denmark 0 people per person
- 95 Ecuador 0 people per person compare
- 95 Egypt 0 people per person compare
- 95 Spain 0 people per person
- 95 Estonia 0 people per person
- 95 Finland 0 people per person
- 95 Fiji 0 people per person compare
- 95 France 0 people per person
- 95 United Kingdom 0 people per person
- 95 Gibraltar 0 people per person
- 95 Greece 0 people per person compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0 people per person
- 95 Hungary 0 people per person
- 95 India 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ireland 0 people per person
- 95 Iran 0 people per person compare
- 95 Iceland 0 people per person
- 95 Israel 0 people per person
- 95 Italy 0 people per person
- 95 Kazakhstan 0 people per person
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 people per person compare
- 95 Cambodia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Kuwait 0 people per person
- 95 Laos 0 people per person compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 0 people per person compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 people per person
- 95 Luxembourg 0 people per person
- 95 Latvia 0 people per person
- 95 Macao 0 people per person
- 95 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 people per person
- 95 Monaco 0 people per person
- 95 Moldova 0 people per person
- 95 Maldives 0 people per person compare
- 95 Mexico 0 people per person compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0 people per person
- 95 Malta 0 people per person
- 95 Montenegro 0 people per person compare
- 95 Malaysia 0 people per person compare
- 95 Netherlands 0 people per person
- 95 Norway 0 people per person
- 95 New Zealand 0 people per person
- 95 Oman 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palau 0 people per person
- 95 Poland 0 people per person
- 95 North Korea 0 people per person
- 95 Portugal 0 people per person
- 95 Paraguay 0 people per person compare
- 95 Palestine 0 people per person compare
- 95 Romania 0 people per person
- 95 Russia 0 people per person
- 95 Singapore 0 people per person
- 95 Slovakia 0 people per person
- 95 Sweden 0 people per person
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people per person
- 95 Thailand 0 people per person compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 people per person compare
- 95 East Timor 0 people per person compare
- 95 Ukraine 0 people per person
- 95 United States 0 people per person
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 people per person
- 95 Vietnam 0 people per person compare
- 95 Zimbabwe 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 urban areas, per capita in Uruguay?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Uruguay was 0 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.