People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 47.2% 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 47.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 47.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 88th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 85 Sierra Leone 56.6% compare
- 86 Zambia 54.9% compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 50.7% compare
- 89 Mozambique 45.6% compare
- 90 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.2% compare
- 91 Niger 43.2% 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5118 units per person (2025)
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 47.2% 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 47.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Rwanda ranks 88th 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 9.5%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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