Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 206th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 84.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 84.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 66.6% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.1% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.3% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 84.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 206th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.