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Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Hydrogeology by country >> Hydrogeology of Rwanda
This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of Rwanda, please get in touch!
Contents
Compilers
Dr Kirsty Upton and Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, British Geological Survey, UK
Geographical Setting

General
Estimated Population in 2013* | 11,776,522 |
Rural Population (% of total) (2013)* | 73.1% |
Total Surface Area* | 24,670 sq km |
Agricultural Land (% of total area) (2012)* | 75.3% |
Capital City | XXX |
Region | XXX |
Border Countries | XXX |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)* | 150 Million cubic metres |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture (2013)* | 68% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use (2013)* | 24% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry (2013)* | 8% |
Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 68.3% |
Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 80.7% |
* Source: World Bank
Climate
For further detail on the climate datasets used see the climate resources section.
Surface water
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![]() Surface Water Map of Rwanda (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the surface water resources section) |
Soil
![]() Soil Map of Rwanda (For map key and more information on the datasets used in the map see the soil resources section) |
Land cover
![]() Land Cover Map of Rwanda (For map key and more information on the datasets used in the map see the land cover resources section) |
Geology
The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale. More information is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below).
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![]() Simplified Geology of Rwanda (For more information on the datasets used in the map see the the Geology resources page) |
Hydrogeology
The hydrogeology map below shows a simplified version of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the Aquifer properties resource page for more details).
More information on the hydrogeology of Rwanda is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below).
Transboundary aquifers
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the Transboundary aquifers resources page.
References
References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Rwanda can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
Return to the index pages
Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Hydrogeology by country >> Hydrogeology of Rwanda
United Nations. 1989. Groundwater in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: Rwanda. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development.