Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Rwanda

Rwanda: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 111.79 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
111.79 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 223 countries
All-time high
112.49 1000 ha
in 2008
All-time low
110.08 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Rwanda, 2001–2024

02550751002001201220242001: 110.1 1000 ha2002: 110.3 1000 ha2003: 111 1000 ha2004: 111.4 1000 ha2005: 112.2 1000 ha2006: 111.9 1000 ha2007: 112.3 1000 ha2008: 112.5 1000 ha2009: 112.4 1000 ha2010: 112.3 1000 ha2011: 112.2 1000 ha2012: 111.5 1000 ha2013: 111.2 1000 ha2014: 110.7 1000 ha2015: 110.8 1000 ha2016: 110.7 1000 ha2017: 110.4 1000 ha2018: 111.1 1000 ha2019: 111.5 1000 ha2020: 111.7 1000 ha2021: 111.7 1000 ha2022: 111.6 1000 ha2023: 111.7 1000 ha2024: 111.8 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in Rwanda is 111.79 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Rwanda peaked at 112.49 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 110.08 1000 ha, in 2001.

Rwanda ranks 90th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Rwanda, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 110.08 1000 ha —
2002 110.33 1000 ha +0.2%
2003 111.04 1000 ha +0.6%
2004 111.42 1000 ha +0.3%
2005 112.22 1000 ha +0.7%
2006 111.89 1000 ha -0.3%
2007 112.32 1000 ha +0.4%
2008 112.49 1000 ha +0.2%
2009 112.43 1000 ha -0.1%
2010 112.28 1000 ha -0.1%
2011 112.24 1000 ha -0.0%
2012 111.49 1000 ha -0.7%
2013 111.21 1000 ha -0.3%
2014 110.68 1000 ha -0.5%
2015 110.83 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 110.68 1000 ha -0.1%
2017 110.4 1000 ha -0.3%
2018 111.13 1000 ha +0.7%
2019 111.47 1000 ha +0.3%
2020 111.72 1000 ha +0.2%
2021 111.68 1000 ha -0.0%
2022 111.62 1000 ha -0.1%
2023 111.72 1000 ha +0.1%
2024 111.79 1000 ha +0.1%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 111.79 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 106.45 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 111.79 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.19 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 111.58 1000 ha 110.08 1000 ha 112.49 1000 ha 9
2010s 111.24 1000 ha 110.4 1000 ha 112.28 1000 ha 10
2020s 111.71 1000 ha 111.62 1000 ha 111.79 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 87 New Caledonia 124.4 1000 ha compare
  2. 88 Armenia 121.23 1000 ha compare
  3. 89 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 114.03 1000 ha compare
  4. 91 Angola 111.15 1000 ha compare
  5. 92 Chad 109.59 1000 ha compare
  6. 93 Guatemala 108.45 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Rwanda?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Rwanda was 111.79 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 112.49 1000 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 110.08 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Rwanda rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Rwanda ranks 90th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.