Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Uruguay

Access to clean water in Uruguay in 2024 — 99.6%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2024 99.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 62of 202
Period maximum 99.6%2024
Period minimum 97.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Uruguay, 2000–20249798991002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 97.1%2001: 97.1%2002: 97.2%2003: 97.3%2004: 97.3%2005: 97.5%2006: 97.7%2007: 97.9%2008: 98.1%2009: 98.3%2010: 98.4%2011: 98.6%2012: 98.7%2013: 98.8%2014: 99%2015: 99.1%2016: 99.2%2017: 99.4%2018: 99.5%2019: 99.6%2020: 99.6%2021: 99.6%2022: 99.6%2023: 99.6%2024: 99.6%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 99.6%
World 91.5%
South America computed 98.1%
High-income countries computed 99.2%
Access to clean water — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.6 +0 pp
2023 99.6 +0 pp
2022 99.6 +0 pp
2021 99.6 +0 pp
2020 99.6 +0 pp
2019 99.6 +0.1 pp
2018 99.5 +0.1 pp
2017 99.4 +0.1 pp
2016 99.2 +0.1 pp
2015 99.1 +0.1 pp
2014 99 +0.1 pp
2013 98.8 +0.1 pp
2012 98.7 +0.1 pp
2011 98.6 +0.2 pp
2010 98.4 +0.2 pp
2009 98.3 +0.2 pp
2008 98.1 +0.2 pp
2007 97.9 +0.2 pp
2006 97.7 +0.2 pp
2005 97.5 +0.2 pp
2004 97.3 +0.1 pp
2003 97.3 +0.1 pp
2002 97.2 +0.1 pp
2001 97.1 +0.1 pp
2000 97.1

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.