Population using safely managed sanitation services in Rwanda
Rwanda: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 64.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 64.3% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Rwanda peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 31st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 30.4% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 44.7% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 59.0% | 64.3% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Rwanda?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Rwanda was 64.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Rwanda ranks 31st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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