Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda

Rwanda: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 84.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.18
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
206th
of 231 countries
All-time high
84.18
in 2024
All-time low
66.61
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 66.62001: 67.52002: 68.42003: 69.12004: 69.92005: 70.62006: 71.32007: 722008: 72.72009: 73.42010: 74.12011: 74.82012: 75.52013: 76.22014: 76.92015: 77.72016: 78.42017: 79.12018: 79.82019: 80.52020: 81.32021: 822022: 82.72023: 83.42024: 84.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 84.18 for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda peaked at 84.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.61, in 2000.

That places Rwanda 206th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.14 66.61 73.39 10
2010s 77.3 74.1 80.53 10
2020s 82.72 81.26 84.18 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 203 Afghanistan 84.79 compare
  2. 204 Haiti 84.42 compare
  3. 205 Côte d’Ivoire 84.22 compare
  4. 207 Congo 83.84 compare
  5. 208 Kiribati 83.57 compare
  6. 209 Ethiopia 83.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda?
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda was 84.18 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 84.18 in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 66.61 in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
Rwanda ranks 206th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 7,105 data points, 2000–2024
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