People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 59.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Rwanda is 59.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Rwanda peaked at 59.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 45th 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): Q2 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 40.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 51.6% | 59.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Rwanda was 59.4% 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): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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