People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 64.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 31st of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 30.4% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 44.7% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.0% | 64.3% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.9911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Rwanda was 64.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Rwanda ranks 31st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.