Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 8.4% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda peaked at 8.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2005.
Rwanda ranks 134th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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- Temperature change 1.35 Β°C (2013)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda was 8.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Rwanda ranks 134th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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