Uganda - Access to safely managed drinking water services

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

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Uganda was 7.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 7.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 0.11
2001 0.39
2002 0.68
2003 0.98
2004 1.29
2005 1.62
2006 1.96
2007 2.31
2008 2.67
2009 3.05
2010 3.43
2011 3.83
2012 4.24
2013 4.66
2014 5.10
2015 5.54
2016 6.00
2017 6.47
2018 6.95
2019 7.45
2020 7.95

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Uganda was 42.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 42.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.15 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 15.15
2001 16.51
2002 17.88
2003 19.25
2004 20.62
2005 21.99
2006 23.37
2007 24.74
2008 26.12
2009 27.50
2010 28.88
2011 30.27
2012 31.65
2013 33.04
2014 34.43
2015 35.82
2016 37.21
2017 38.61
2018 40.00
2019 41.40
2020 42.80

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Uganda was 16.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 16.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.33 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.33
2001 2.84
2002 3.37
2003 3.91
2004 4.48
2005 5.08
2006 5.69
2007 6.33
2008 6.98
2009 7.66
2010 8.37
2011 9.09
2012 9.84
2013 10.61
2014 11.40
2015 12.22
2016 13.06
2017 13.93
2018 14.81
2019 15.72
2020 16.65

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention