Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Rwanda

Access to basic sanitation in Rwanda in 2024 — 81.3%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 37.4 pp.

2024 81.3% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 135of 193
Period maximum 81.3%2024
Period minimum 43.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Rwanda, 2000–20244050607080902000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 43.9%2001: 45.7%2002: 47.5%2003: 49.1%2004: 50.7%2005: 52.3%2006: 53.9%2007: 55.5%2008: 57.1%2009: 58.6%2010: 60.2%2011: 61.8%2012: 63.4%2013: 65%2014: 66.5%2015: 68.1%2016: 69.7%2017: 71.2%2018: 72.8%2019: 74.3%2020: 75.8%2021: 77.4%2022: 78.9%2023: 80.3%2024: 81.3%
Change over the period: +37.4 pp Annual average: 1.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 81.3%
World 82.2%
Eastern Africa computed 29.7%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 81.3 +1 pp
2023 80.3 +1.5 pp
2022 78.9 +1.5 pp
2021 77.4 +1.5 pp
2020 75.8 +1.5 pp
2019 74.3 +1.5 pp
2018 72.8 +1.5 pp
2017 71.2 +1.6 pp
2016 69.7 +1.6 pp
2015 68.1 +1.6 pp
2014 66.5 +1.6 pp
2013 65 +1.6 pp
2012 63.4 +1.6 pp
2011 61.8 +1.6 pp
2010 60.2 +1.6 pp
2009 58.6 +1.6 pp
2008 57.1 +1.6 pp
2007 55.5 +1.6 pp
2006 53.9 +1.6 pp
2005 52.3 +1.6 pp
2004 50.7 +1.6 pp
2003 49.1 +1.6 pp
2002 47.5 +1.8 pp
2001 45.7 +1.8 pp
2000 43.9

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.