Uganda - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Uganda was 15.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 15.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.24 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 13.24
2001 13.38
2002 13.51
2003 13.64
2004 13.78
2005 13.90
2006 14.03
2007 14.15
2008 14.28
2009 14.40
2010 14.52
2011 14.63
2012 14.75
2013 14.86
2014 14.97
2015 15.08
2016 15.18
2017 15.28
2018 15.38
2019 15.48
2020 15.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention