Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda
Rwanda: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda stood at 6.5%.
The figure is down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda peaked at 15.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -65.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Rwanda was 6.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Rwanda ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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