Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 695.92 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 695.92 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Rwanda peaked at 3,058 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 695.92 cubic meters, in 2022.
Rwanda ranks 146th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,766 cubic meters | 2,460 cubic meters | 3,058 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,099 cubic meters | 1,831 cubic meters | 2,387 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,537 cubic meters | 1,322 cubic meters | 1,775 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,303 cubic meters | 1,166 cubic meters | 1,674 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,060 cubic meters | 944.29 cubic meters | 1,157 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 828.48 cubic meters | 743.58 cubic meters | 920.76 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 711.45 cubic meters | 695.92 cubic meters | 727.09 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Rwanda
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,255 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 14,403 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.54 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 9.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 31.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 38.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Rwanda?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Rwanda was 695.92 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,058 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 695.92 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Rwanda rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.