Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 5.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda peaked at 5.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 11th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 5.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 44.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 5.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 52.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.9% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
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% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Rwanda was 5.8% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Rwanda ranks 11th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers 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 UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).