People using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using at least basic sanitation services was 81.3% in 2024. β² Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 43.9% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 60.2% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 75.8% | 81.3% | 5 |
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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, male, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4882 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Rwanda was 81.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Rwanda ranks 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.