Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0353 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0353 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.1401 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 people per person, in 2024.
That places Uganda 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1401 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1353 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1305 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1258 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1211 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1164 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1117 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1071 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.098 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0935 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.089 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0846 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0802 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0759 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0716 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0674 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0632 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.059 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0549 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.043 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0391 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0353 people per person | -9.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0353 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0353 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1189 people per person | 0.098 people per person | 0.1401 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0739 people per person | 0.0549 people per person | 0.0935 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.043 people per person | 0.0353 people per person | 0.0509 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, per capita in Uganda?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Uganda was 0.0353 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1401 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 people per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.