People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 15.97 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda is 15.97 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 161.17 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.97 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 46th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 161.17 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 154.93 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 149.31 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 145.7 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 142.62 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 139.3 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 135.7 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 131.8 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 127.55 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 122.92 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 117.9 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 112.46 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 106.61 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 100.43 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 93.88 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 86.93 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 79.57 people per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 71.78 people per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 63.57 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 54.92 people per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 45.83 people per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 36.3 people per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 26.35 people per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 15.97 people per square kilometre | -39.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 15.97 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 15.97 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -39.4% | 26.35 people per square kilometre | 15.97 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.1 people per square kilometre | 122.92 people per square kilometre | 161.17 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8 people per square kilometre | 54.92 people per square kilometre | 117.9 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.11 people per square kilometre | 15.97 people per square kilometre | 45.83 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 43 Philippines 17.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 17.07 people per square kilometre compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 16.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Niger 15.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 15.13 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominica 15.03 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 15.97 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 161.17 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.97 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.