Rwanda - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Rwanda was 72.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.31 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 42.31
2001 43.95
2002 45.60
2003 47.23
2004 48.86
2005 50.49
2006 52.11
2007 53.73
2008 55.34
2009 56.94
2010 58.54
2011 60.14
2012 61.73
2013 63.31
2014 64.89
2015 66.47
2016 68.04
2017 69.60
2018 71.16
2019 72.71
2020 72.71

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Rwanda was 50.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.31 in 2000, while its lowest value was 50.46 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 63.31
2001 62.69
2002 62.07
2003 61.44
2004 60.81
2005 60.16
2006 59.52
2007 58.86
2008 58.20
2009 57.53
2010 56.85
2011 56.17
2012 55.48
2013 54.78
2014 54.08
2015 53.37
2016 52.65
2017 51.93
2018 51.20
2019 50.46
2020 50.46

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Rwanda was 68.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 68.86 in 2019, while its lowest value was 45.44 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 45.44
2001 46.92
2002 48.36
2003 49.63
2004 50.88
2005 52.13
2006 53.36
2007 54.60
2008 55.82
2009 57.04
2010 58.26
2011 59.47
2012 60.67
2013 61.87
2014 63.06
2015 64.24
2016 65.41
2017 66.57
2018 67.72
2019 68.86
2020 68.83

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention