People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 45.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda stood at 45.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 45.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 75th 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, rural (% of) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.7% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.5% | 45.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Rwanda was 45.8% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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