People not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda
Rwanda: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2.26 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda stood at 2.26 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda peaked at 2.74 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million people, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 32nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.68 million people | 2.65 million people | 2.74 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.45 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5857 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9571 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda was 2.26 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million people in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Rwanda ranks 32nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.