Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.5899 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.5899 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.8904 people per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5899 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 40th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8208 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.8535 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8904 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8897 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8857 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.881 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8754 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8688 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8609 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8515 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8406 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8279 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8137 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7983 people per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7824 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7659 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7483 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7298 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7102 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6892 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6668 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6427 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6171 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5899 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.5899 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.5899 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8678 people per square kilometre | 0.8208 people per square kilometre | 0.8904 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7706 people per square kilometre | 0.6892 people per square kilometre | 0.8406 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6291 people per square kilometre | 0.5899 people per square kilometre | 0.6668 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 37 Honduras 0.7017 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Guatemala 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 South Sudan 0.6528 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.5823 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 India 0.576 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.574 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.5899 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8904 people per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5899 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.