Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 152nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.6368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Rwanda was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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