People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 71.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of) in Rwanda stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda peaked at 71.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 93rd 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 basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.5% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 65.5% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 68.8% | 71.0% | 8 |
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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 71.0% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd 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 4.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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