Kampala is the capital and most populated city in Uganda, with a population of 1,507,080. The total area of the city is 178 km². In line with rapid urbanization, approximately 60% of city residents live in informal low-income settlements (“slums”). To account for the large number of daily commuters into Kampala, the assessment is based on a total population of 2,25 million. In Kampala, 92.5% of residents are served by onsite sanitation technologies. For this SFD 46% of the total excreta was estimated to be unsafely managed.
Date of production: 06.06.2016
Last update: 11.07.2016
Schoebitz, L., Niwagaba, C.B., Strande, L. (2016). SFD Report - Kampala, Uganda SFD Promotion Initiative Eawag/Sandec
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