Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 57.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation 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
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda is 57.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda peaked at 73.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 11th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 67.4% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 61.0% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 57.9% | 60.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.9% compare
- 9 Madagascar 61.8% compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 59.4% compare
- 12 Benin 56.9% compare
- 13 Mozambique 55.9% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 52.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Uganda was 57.9% 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.