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Uganda: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural

56.60percent · 2024+47.1% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Uganda from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202456.6
202354.639
202252.711
202150.816
202048.954
201947.125
201845.329
201743.566
201641.836
201540.14
201438.476
201336.845
201235.247
201133.683
201032.151
200930.653
200829.187
200727.755
200626.355
200524.989
200423.656
200322.356
200221.088
200119.854
200018.653

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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