Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 55.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 55.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. 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 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Rwanda peaked at 55.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 43.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 48.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 53.5% | 55.6% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Rwanda?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Rwanda was 55.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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