Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 5.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda is 5.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda peaked at 5.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.006 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 138.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda was 5.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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