Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 1.18 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda is 1.18 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 1.18 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.37 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Uganda 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.37 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3901 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4114 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4339 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4569 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4807 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5056 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5318 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5592 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5879 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6159 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6472 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6798 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7136 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7495 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7881 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8304 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8763 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9234 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9727 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.18 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.18 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4728 people per square kilometre | 0.37 people per square kilometre | 0.5879 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7797 people per square kilometre | 0.6159 people per square kilometre | 0.9727 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 people per square kilometre | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 25 Burkina Faso 1.38 people per square kilometre compare
- 26 Angola 1.37 people per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 1.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 29 Jamaica 1.1 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Djibouti 1.06 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Uganda was 1.18 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.