People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 was 46.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda is 46.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 46.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 46.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.5%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 46.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7%, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 38.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda was 46.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Rwanda ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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