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Uganda
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Global rank#145out of 159 countries
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Historical trend

20.618.616.514.512.4200020122024Uganda · 2024: 21Uganda

Analytical takeaways

  • Uganda records 21 for People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #145 globally out of 159 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) increased from 12 in 2000 to 21 in 2024, a gain of 8.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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