People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 47.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Rwanda is 47.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Rwanda peaked at 47.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 39.1% | 47.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Rwanda was 47.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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