People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda
Rwanda: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 29.4% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda is 29.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Rwanda peaked at 29.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 94th 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +267.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +52.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 0.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 15.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.2% | 29.4% | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (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 29.4% 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 29.4% 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 94th 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 42.5%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.