People using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda
Rwanda: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.25 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda is 1.25 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda peaked at 1.53 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million people, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 44th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.53 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.50 million people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million people | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million people | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million people | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million people | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.36 million people | 5 |
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- 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 75.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0026 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 12.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda was 1.25 million people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million people in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Rwanda ranks 44th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.