Climate | We have temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
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Revenue from forest resources | 3.75% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 4,384,969 tons (2016 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 13.3 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Nile river source (shared with Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt [m]) - 6,650 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 230 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 35.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 1.11 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 2.92 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 74.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 47% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 10.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 17.4% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 18% (2018 est.) |
Other | 7.5% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 17.9% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 3.07% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1.248 million KIGALI (capital) (2023). |
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