People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Rwanda

Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 66.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
66.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
66.8%
in 2017
All-time low
62.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Rwanda, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 62 highest2001: 62.3 highest2002: 62.5 highest2003: 62.8 highest2004: 63.1 highest2005: 63.4 highest2006: 63.7 highest2007: 64 highest2008: 64.3 highest2009: 64.5 highest2010: 64.8 highest2011: 65.1 highest2012: 65.4 highest2013: 65.7 highest2014: 66 highest2015: 66.2 highest2016: 66.5 highest2017: 66.8 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Rwanda stood at 66.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Rwanda peaked at 66.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2000.

Rwanda ranks 69th 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): Q5 in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Rwanda, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 62.0%
2001 62.3% +0.5%
2002 62.5% +0.5%
2003 62.8% +0.5%
2004 63.1% +0.5%
2005 63.4% +0.5%
2006 63.7% +0.4%
2007 64.0% +0.4%
2008 64.3% +0.4%
2009 64.5% +0.4%
2010 64.8% +0.4%
2011 65.1% +0.4%
2012 65.4% +0.4%
2013 65.7% +0.4%
2014 66.0% +0.4%
2015 66.2% +0.4%
2016 66.5% +0.4%
2017 66.8% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.3% 62.0% 64.5% 10
2010s 65.8% 64.8% 66.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Rwanda?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Rwanda was 66.8% 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): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Rwanda ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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