Rwanda

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,213.83 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 12,952,209 HDI (2020): 0.54
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 124
Score: 42.0
Vulnerability 0.586
Readiness 0.426

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Rwanda places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Rwanda is the 10th most vulnerable country and the 90th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
179
179
178
178
179
179
179
177
176
174
176
173
172
168
162
152
149
150
146
136
133
129
134
130
128
124
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.586
Food
0.585
Projected change of cereal yields
0.872
Projected population change
0.435
Food import dependency
0.267
Rural population
0.890
Agriculture capacity
0.996
Child malnutrition
0.050
Water
0.447
Projected change of annual runoff
0.157
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.325
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.016
Water dependency ratio
0.286
Dam capacity
1.000
Access to reliable drinking water
0.900
Health
0.751
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
1.000
Dependency on external resource for health services
1.000
Slum population
0.432
Medical staff
0.962
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.569
Projected change of biome distribution
0.706
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
1.000
Ecological footprint
0.202
Protected biome
0.668
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.838
Human Habitat
0.576
Projected change of warm periods
0.432
Projected change of flood hazard
0.796
Urban concentration
0.110
Age dependency ratio
0.729
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.574
Paved roads
0.817
Infrastructure
-
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.540
Disaster preparedness
0.300