Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 22.79 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Rwanda, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 22.79 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Rwanda peaked at 22.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.04, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 8th of 231 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 | 19.67 | 19.04 | 20.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.34 | 20.59 | 22.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.49 | 22.2 | 22.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 5 Central African Republic 26.8 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.12 compare
- 7 Uganda 23.11 compare
- 9 Malawi 21.14 compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 20.48 compare
- 11 Burundi 20.42 compare
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 limited drinking water services in Rwanda?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Rwanda was 22.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Rwanda ranks 8th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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