People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda

Rwanda: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 58.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
58.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
58.5%
in 2017
All-time low
56.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 56.9 lowest2001: 57 lowest2002: 57.1 lowest2003: 57.2 lowest2004: 57.3 lowest2005: 57.4 lowest2006: 57.5 lowest2007: 57.6 lowest2008: 57.7 lowest2009: 57.8 lowest2010: 57.9 lowest2011: 58 lowest2012: 58.1 lowest2013: 58.2 lowest2014: 58.3 lowest2015: 58.4 lowest2016: 58.4 lowest2017: 58.5 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 58.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 58.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2000.

Rwanda ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Rwanda, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 56.9%
2001 57.0% +0.2%
2002 57.1% +0.2%
2003 57.2% +0.2%
2004 57.3% +0.2%
2005 57.4% +0.2%
2006 57.5% +0.2%
2007 57.6% +0.2%
2008 57.7% +0.2%
2009 57.8% +0.2%
2010 57.9% +0.2%
2011 58.0% +0.2%
2012 58.1% +0.2%
2013 58.2% +0.2%
2014 58.3% +0.2%
2015 58.4% +0.2%
2016 58.4% +0.2%
2017 58.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.3% 56.9% 57.8% 10
2010s 58.2% 57.9% 58.5% 8

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 87 Kenya 60.9% compare
  2. 88 Madagascar 60.2% compare
  3. 89 Burkina Faso 59.4% compare
  4. 91 Benin 58.5% compare
  5. 92 Angola 57.2% compare
  6. 93 Chad 55.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda was 58.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Rwanda ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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