Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 143rd of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.5% | — |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 8.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.8%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 8.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 140 Montenegro 8.7% compare
- 141 Bhutan 8.6% compare
- 142 Benin 8.6% compare
- 144 Romania 8.0% compare
- 145 Sierra Leone 7.8% compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.8% compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
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 143rd out of 251 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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