Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Rwanda

Rwanda: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 86.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.83
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
85th
of 173 countries
All-time high
86.83
in 2024
All-time low
41.01
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Rwanda, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 412001: 432002: 44.92003: 46.82004: 48.82005: 50.72006: 52.72007: 54.62008: 56.52009: 58.52010: 60.42011: 62.32012: 64.32013: 66.22014: 68.12015: 70.12016: 722017: 73.92018: 75.92019: 77.82020: 79.72021: 81.72022: 83.62023: 85.52024: 86.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 86.83 for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Rwanda peaked at 86.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.01, in 2000.

Rwanda ranks 85th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.75 41.01 58.48 10
2010s 69.11 60.41 77.8 10
2020s 83.46 79.72 86.83 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Rwanda?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Rwanda was 86.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 86.83 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 41.01 in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Rwanda ranks 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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