Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 83rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 80 United States 99.6% compare
- 81 Turkey 99.6% compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 99.6% compare
- 84 Samoa 99.5% compare
- 85 Paraguay 99.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.0% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 65.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 19,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Uruguay was 99.6% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.