Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 84.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 84.18 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Rwanda peaked at 84.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.61, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 206th out of 231 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 | 70.14 | 66.61 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3 | 74.1 | 80.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.72 | 81.26 | 84.18 | 5 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 166.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 124.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 511.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 64.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,162 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Rwanda?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Rwanda was 84.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.61 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Rwanda ranks 206th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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