Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Uganda
Uganda: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 20.0% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities 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 of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Uganda peaked at 20.0% 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Uganda?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Uganda was 20.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Uganda ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.