Basic drinking water access in Rwanda
61.4% of people in Rwanda used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Rwanda, 2024
61.4%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
193rd of 202
Basic drinking water access in Rwanda over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.4% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 60.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 55.7%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 193rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.