People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 74.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 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 sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Rwanda stood at 74.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Rwanda peaked at 74.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q4 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 55.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 66.8% | 74.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Rwanda was 74.6% 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): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Rwanda ranks 50th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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