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Rwanda: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 13,461,888 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 2.372 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 72.512 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 17.568 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 30.3 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 66.774 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.85 billion kWh (2021) #153
Consumption 0.69 billion kWh (2021) #160
Exports 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #95
Imports 0.04 billion kWh (2021) #111
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.51 billion kWh (2021) #134

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 7.54 thousand bbl/day (2021) #158
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 2 billion cu ft (2021) #116
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 2 trillion cu ft (2021) #60

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 7 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 9,700,609 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,700 km (2012)
Internet Users 3,724,678 (2016 est.)
Telephones 12,960 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Burundi
Total Area26,338 sq. km
Land Area24,668 sq. km
Water Area1,670 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetemperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
Terrainmostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
Lowest PointRusizi River 950 m
Highest Point Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020