Basic drinking water access in Uganda
63.0% of people in Uganda used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Uganda, 2024
63.0%
Change from 2023
+1.7percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
191st of 202
Basic drinking water access in Uganda over time
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Uganda
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.0% |
| 2023 | 61.3% |
| 2022 | 59.6% |
| 2021 | 57.9% |
| 2020 | 56.3% |
| 2019 | 54.6% |
| 2018 | 53.0% |
| 2017 | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 49.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 61.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.5%, the figure has changed by +16.5 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 191st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.