Level of water stress in Rwanda

Freshwater withdrawals in Rwanda were equal to 20.2% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Rwanda, 2022 20.2% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 20.2%
Position in 2022 68th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Rwanda over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2000 to 2022
Period Rwanda
2022 20.2%
2021 20.2%
2020 20.2%
2019 20.2%
2018 19.0%
2017 18.2%
2016 17.4%
2015 16.6%
2014 15.7%
2013 14.9%
2012 14.1%
2011 13.3%
2010 12.5%
2009 11.6%
2008 10.8%
2007 10.0%
2006 9.2%
2005 8.3%
2004 7.7%
2003 7.0%
2002 6.3%
2001 5.6%
2000 5.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 14.1%, the figure has changed by +6.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Rwanda has the 68th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Rwanda
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT