Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,517 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda is 1,517 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 1,517 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 805.3 kmsq, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 65th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,296 kmsq | 805.3 kmsq | 1,492 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,502 kmsq | 1,493 kmsq | 1,512 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,516 kmsq | 1,514 kmsq | 1,517 kmsq | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Rwanda was 1,517 kmsq 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 1,517 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 805.3 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Rwanda ranks 65th out of 235 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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