Share rural basic handwashing in Uganda
Uganda: Share rural basic handwashing was 19.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.97
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.97
in 2024
All-time low
3.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 19.97 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Uganda peaked at 19.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 2000.
That places Uganda 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share rural basic handwashing in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7 | — |
| 2001 | 4.38 | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 5.06 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 5.73 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 6.41 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 7.09 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 7.77 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 8.44 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 9.12 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.48 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 11.16 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 11.83 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 12.51 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 13.19 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.87 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.55 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.22 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.9 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 16.58 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 17.26 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.94 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 18.61 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.29 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 19.97 | +3.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 19.97 is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.44, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 19.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.73, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.75 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.53 | 10.48 | 16.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.61 | 17.26 | 19.97 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Uganda?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Uganda was 19.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Uganda ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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