People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 68.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 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): q3 in Rwanda is 68.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Rwanda peaked at 68.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, 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): Q3 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 54.8% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 63.1% | 68.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 42 Philippines 73.8% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 72.5% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.6% compare
- 46 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 47 Guatemala 66.3% compare
- 48 Eswatini 63.9% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2856 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5896 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Rwanda was 68.9% 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): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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