Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita 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 42.1% for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 222nd of 232 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 | 29.6% | 26.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.7% | 42.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 219 Guinea-Bissau 47.4% compare
- 220 Mozambique 44.1% compare
- 221 Benin 43.1% compare
- 223 Solomon Islands 40.6% compare
- 224 Madagascar 38.2% compare
- 225 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 52.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3,676 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.59 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 17.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 42.1% 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 with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 222nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.