Basic sanitation access in Rwanda

81.3% of people in Rwanda used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Rwanda, 2024 81.3% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 80.3%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 135th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Rwanda over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Rwanda
2024 81.3%
2023 80.3%
2022 78.9%
2021 77.4%
2020 75.8%
2019 74.3%
2018 72.8%
2017 71.2%
2016 69.7%
2015 68.1%
2014 66.5%
2013 65.0%
2012 63.4%
2011 61.8%
2010 60.2%
2009 58.6%
2008 57.1%
2007 55.5%
2006 53.9%
2005 52.3%
2004 50.7%
2003 49.1%
2002 47.5%
2001 45.7%
2000 43.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 80.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66.5%, the figure has changed by +14.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 135th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Rwanda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene