Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 96.53 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda stood at 96.53. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda peaked at 96.53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.34, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 2nd of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.48 | 50.34 | 68.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.83 | 70.16 | 87.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.14 | 89.4 | 96.53 | 5 |
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More population data for Rwanda
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.217 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.01 million (2100)
- Population density 1,329 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.217 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4596 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.06 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 23,030 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.65 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 114,368 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Rwanda was 96.53 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.34 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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