People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda
Rwanda: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 16.0% 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 rural population.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 16.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda peaked at 16.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 93rd out of 113 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 rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +342.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +77.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 90 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 91 Mauritania 17.0% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
- 95 Haiti 15.5% compare
- 96 Madagascar 15.1% 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 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda was 16.0% 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 16.0% in 2021.
- 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 93rd out of 113 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 68.0%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.