People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Rwanda is 1.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Rwanda peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
That places Rwanda 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 51 Dominican Republic 2.5% compare
- 52 Gabon 2.5% compare
- 53 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 55 Burundi 1.9% compare
- 56 El Salvador 1.6% compare
- 57 Suriname 1.1% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Rwanda?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Rwanda was 1.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Rwanda ranks 54th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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