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Rwanda, Key Figures

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Population, Total

13.8 mln

Population Density

545.7

GDP Per Capita

2.8 k

Land Area

24.7 k

Map Charts

Map with Land Use Data

Access to Drinking Water Percentage

Land Use Stats by Hectares

Water Stress Percentage

Water Sources and Management

IdVariablegroupSubgroupVariableAreaYearValueUnitSymbolIsaggregate
1Environment and healthAccess to improved drinking water sourceRural population with access to safe drinking-water (JMP)Rwanda202071.9%IFalse
2Environment and healthAccess to improved drinking water sourceTotal population with access to safe drinking-water (JMP)Rwanda202076.1%IFalse
3Environment and healthAccess to improved drinking water sourceUrban population with access to safe drinking-water (JMP)Rwanda202086.6%IFalse
4Environment and healthEnvironmentFlood occurrence (WRI)Rwanda20203.6IFalse
5Geography and populationEconomy, development and food security% of agricultural GVA produced by irrigated agricultureRwanda20205.4011337534%EFalse
6Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityAgriculture, value added (% GDP)Rwanda202026.256926%XFalse
7Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityAgriculture, value added to GDPRwanda20202712879840current US$XFalse
8Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityGDP Deflator (2015)Rwanda202095.7485XFalse
9Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityGDP per capitaRwanda2020797.705403current US$/inhabXFalse
10Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityGender Inequality Index (GII) [equality = 0; inequality = 1)Rwanda2020.4005IFalse
11Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityGross Domestic Product (GDP)Rwanda202010332054286current US$XFalse
12Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityHuman Development Index (HDI) [highest = 1]Rwanda2020.536IFalse
13Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityIndustry, value added to GDPRwanda20201832969614current US$XFalse
14Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityNumber of people undernourished (3-year average)Rwanda202044001000 inhabXFalse
15Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityPrevalence of undernourishment (3-year average)Rwanda202035.2%XFalse
16Geography and populationEconomy, development and food securityServices, value added to GDPRwanda20204959301247current US$XFalse
17Geography and populationLand use% of total country area cultivatedRwanda202053.2156416097%EFalse
18Geography and populationLand useArable land areaRwanda20201151.71000 haXFalse
19Geography and populationLand useCultivated area (arable land + permanent crops)Rwanda20201401.71000 haXFalse
20Geography and populationLand usePermanent crops areaRwanda20202501000 haXFalse
21Geography and populationLand useTotal area of the country (excl. coastal water)Rwanda202026341000 haEFalse
22Geography and populationPopulationPopulation densityRwanda2020491.7318906606inhab/km2EFalse
23Geography and populationPopulationRural populationRwanda202010805.8431000 inhabXFalse
24Geography and populationPopulationTotal populationRwanda202012952.2181000 inhabXFalse
25Geography and populationPopulationUrban populationRwanda20202281.331000 inhabXFalse
26Irrigation and drainage developmentArea equipped for irrigation by source of water% of area equipped for irrigation by groundwater Rwanda20201%IFalse
27Irrigation and drainage developmentArea equipped for irrigation by source of water% of area equipped for irrigation by surface waterRwanda202099%IFalse
28Irrigation and drainage developmentArea equipped for irrigation by source of waterArea equipped for irrigation by groundwaterRwanda2020.0851000 haIFalse
29Irrigation and drainage developmentArea equipped for irrigation by source of waterArea equipped for irrigation by surface waterRwanda20208.4151000 haIFalse
30Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water management% of agricultural water managed area equipped for irrigationRwanda20208.2926829268%EFalse
31Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water management% of area equipped for full control irrigation actually irrigatedRwanda202057.1428571429%EFalse
32Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water management% of irrigation potential equipped for irrigationRwanda20205.1515151515%EFalse
33Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water management% of the area equipped for irrigation actually irrigatedRwanda202093.4117647059%EFalse
34Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water management% of the cultivated area equipped for irrigationRwanda2020.6064065064%EFalse
35Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for full control irrigation: actually irrigatedRwanda202021000 haIFalse
36Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for full control irrigation: surface irrigationRwanda20203.51000 haIFalse
37Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for full control irrigation: totalRwanda20203.51000 haEFalse
38Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for irrigation: actually irrigatedRwanda20207.941000 haIFalse
39Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for irrigation: equipped lowland areasRwanda202051000 haIFalse
40Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementArea equipped for irrigation: totalRwanda20208.51000 haEFalse
41Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementCultivated wetlands and inland valley bottoms non-equippedRwanda2020941000 haIFalse
42Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementIrrigation potentialRwanda20201651000 haIFalse
43Irrigation and drainage developmentArea under agricultural water managementTotal agricultural water managed areaRwanda2020102.51000 haEFalse
44Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop area and cropping intensityHarvested irrigated temporary crop area: RiceRwanda202021000 haIFalse
45Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop area and cropping intensityHarvested irrigated temporary crop area: TotalRwanda202041000 haIFalse
46Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop area and cropping intensityHarvested irrigated temporary crop area: VegetablesRwanda202021000 haIFalse
47Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop area and cropping intensityIrrigated cropping intensityRwanda20202750%EFalse
48Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop area and cropping intensityTotal harvested irrigated crop area (full control irrigation)Rwanda2020551000 haIFalse
49Irrigation and drainage developmentIrrigated crop yieldRatio between rainfed and irrigated yieldsRwanda20201.398IFalse
50Water usePressure on water resourcesAgricultural water withdrawal as % of total renewable water resourcesRwanda20202.7067669173%EFalse
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Rwanda's Food Security

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People With insufficient Food Consumptionl

13.8 mln

13.8 mln

People With Crisis-Level Coping Strategies

545.7

545.7