Safely managed drinking water in Uganda
18.1% of people in Uganda used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Uganda, 2024
18.1%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
139th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in Uganda over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.1% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.2%, the figure has changed by +6.9 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 139th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.