Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on was 24.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 86th of 109 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 | 8.4% | 4.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.1% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 83 Senegal 26.9% compare
- 84 Chad 26.3% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 87 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 24.2% compare
- 88 Madagascar, Republic of 23.5% compare
- 89 Haiti 22.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda?
- Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on in Uganda was 24.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on premises, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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