Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uruguay: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 99 % against 35 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 64 %.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 30 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3 % | 94.2 % | 69.9 % | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 30.1 % | 96.6 % | 66.5 % | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 34.6 % | 98.6 % | 64 % | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 99 % against 35 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
- 64 %, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.