Rwanda - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Rwanda was 55.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 55.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.62 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 40.62
2001 41.38
2002 42.13
2003 42.89
2004 43.66
2005 44.43
2006 45.20
2007 45.98
2008 46.76
2009 47.55
2010 48.34
2011 49.13
2012 49.93
2013 50.73
2014 51.54
2015 52.35
2016 53.17
2017 53.99
2018 54.81
2019 55.64
2020 55.64

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Rwanda was 83.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.95 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 70.95
2001 71.56
2002 72.17
2003 72.79
2004 73.41
2005 74.03
2006 74.66
2007 75.29
2008 75.92
2009 76.55
2010 77.18
2011 77.82
2012 78.46
2013 79.11
2014 79.75
2015 80.40
2016 81.05
2017 81.70
2018 82.36
2019 83.02
2020 83.02

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Rwanda was 60.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 45.15 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 45.15
2001 46.15
2002 47.17
2003 47.95
2004 48.69
2005 49.43
2006 50.18
2007 50.94
2008 51.69
2009 52.46
2010 53.22
2011 53.99
2012 54.76
2013 55.54
2014 56.33
2015 57.12
2016 57.92
2017 58.74
2018 59.55
2019 60.38
2020 60.41

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention