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