Rwanda - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Rwanda was 53.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 53.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.33 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 31.33
2001 32.55
2002 33.76
2003 34.97
2004 36.18
2005 37.38
2006 38.58
2007 39.78
2008 40.97
2009 42.16
2010 43.34
2011 44.52
2012 45.70
2013 46.87
2014 48.04
2015 49.21
2016 50.37
2017 51.53
2018 52.68
2019 53.83
2020 53.83

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention