People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda
Rwanda: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 18.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 18.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda peaked at 18.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +289.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +61.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 7.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 19.8% compare
- 105 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.4% compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 18.7% compare
- 108 Zambia 18.4% compare
- 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.5% compare
- 110 Togo 17.4% compare
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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 9.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda was 18.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Rwanda ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.