People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 76.9% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 76.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 76.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 94th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 68.1% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.3% | 76.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 91 Sierra Leone 82.5% compare
- 92 Madagascar 81.5% compare
- 93 Burundi 79.3% compare
- 95 Uganda 76.7% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 75.3% compare
- 97 Niger 73.1% 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 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 76.9% 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 76.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Rwanda ranks 94th 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 7.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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