People using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic drinking water services was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda is 63.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 202nd of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.4% | 26.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 40.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 56.3% | 63.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Uganda was 63.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Uganda ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.