Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 15.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda stood at 15.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda peaked at 33.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 26th 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 | 29.9% | 26.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 18.7% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Rwanda was 15.8% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Rwanda ranks 26th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.