Rwanda exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Rwanda in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 55.8K | 0.0M | $2.6B | 1.51% | 0.00% | 7.58% |
| IND | 13.9K | 0.0M | $1.3B | 0.38% | 0.00% | 3.82% |
| RES | 3,622.7K | 14.6M | $29.9B | 98.11% | 100.00% | 88.60% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Rwanda.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Rwanda.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Rwanda.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Eastern Province | 1,095.1K | 3.9M | $10.2B | 29.66% | 26.81% | 30.38% |
| Southern Province | 848.9K | 3.3M | $7.8B | 22.99% | 22.66% | 23.00% |
| Western Province | 795.2K | 3.2M | $6.9B | 21.54% | 21.85% | 20.45% |
| Northern Province | 529.0K | 2.2M | $4.8B | 14.33% | 15.41% | 14.14% |
| Kigali City | 424.0K | 1.9M | $4.1B | 11.48% | 13.27% | 12.03% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Rwanda.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,091,160 | 4,228,536 | $8,320,156.1K | 29.55% | 29.02% | 24.67% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 455,948 | 1,812,226 | $5,838,966.3K | 12.35% | 12.44% | 17.31% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 262,447 | 1,044,034 | $4,355,912.1K | 7.11% | 7.17% | 12.91% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 709,494 | 2,818,857 | $4,020,774.3K | 19.22% | 19.35% | 11.92% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 269,176 | 1,044,030 | $2,660,099.2K | 7.29% | 7.17% | 7.89% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 727,685 | 2,818,861 | $2,455,435.0K | 19.71% | 19.35% | 7.28% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 23,684 | 0 | $574,730.2K | 0.64% | 0.00% | 1.70% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 11,839 | 0 | $574,730.2K | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.70% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 11,775 | 0 | $535,910.7K | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.59% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 5,890 | 0 | $535,909.2K | 0.16% | 0.00% | 1.59% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 7,333 | 0 | $408,657.0K | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.21% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 3,543 | 109,898 | $396,681.4K | 0.10% | 0.75% | 1.18% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 9,578 | 296,726 | $366,161.2K | 0.26% | 2.04% | 1.09% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 2,447 | 0 | $297,207.0K | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.88% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,028 | 0 | $225,583.1K | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.67% |
| S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 675 | 0 | $164,060.4K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.49% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 3,312 | 16,511 | $160,637.7K | 0.09% | 0.11% | 0.48% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 4,318 | 17,148 | $143,295.5K | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.42% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 4,146 | 16,511 | $137,590.1K | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.41% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 10,307 | 41,218 | $129,203.5K | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.38% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 6,988 | 28,172 | $115,972.2K | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.34% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 20,755 | 81,457 | $107,313.9K | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.32% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 887 | 0 | $98,718.6K | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 4,428 | 17,153 | $87,508.7K | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.26% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 500 | 0 | $83,638.5K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.25% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 10,570 | 41,218 | $78,902.5K | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.23% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 248 | 0 | $77,568.1K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 4,119 | 20,583 | $75,317.2K | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.22% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 296 | 0 | $71,795.4K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 7,166 | 28,167 | $70,822.3K | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 3,313 | 13,556 | $58,915.8K | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 152 | 7,076 | $48,013.8K | 0.00% | 0.05% | 0.14% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 3,398 | 13,561 | $35,978.8K | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.11% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,375 | 5,743 | $34,219.1K | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.10% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 123 | 3,812 | $27,548.9K | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 758 | 3,052 | $25,184.3K | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.07% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,214 | 4,715 | $24,007.1K | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,410 | 5,738 | $20,897.1K | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.06% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 4,361 | 17,616 | $18,474.0K | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 181 | 0 | $16,656.5K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 366 | 0 | $16,655.2K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 68 | 0 | $16,339.2K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 102 | 0 | $15,926.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 213 | 0 | $15,829.9K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% | |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 780 | 3,061 | $15,391.7K | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.05% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 108 | 0 | $15,025.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 40 | 2,357 | $15,004.6K | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.04% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 259 | 0 | $12,512.3K | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 127 | 0 | $12,436.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 18 | 0 | $10,701.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 93 | 2,936 | $10,448.0K | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 156 | 768 | $7,495.3K | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 52 | 0 | $7,317.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 101 | 0 | $7,281.3K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 44 | 0 | $7,096.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 197 | 790 | $6,506.2K | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 42 | 1,427 | $5,365.6K | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 21 | 662 | $4,732.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 37 | 0 | $4,395.6K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 60 | 0 | $4,078.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 33 | 0 | $3,470.3K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 43 | 0 | $3,173.3K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 6 | 0 | $3,140.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 54 | 0 | $2,948.8K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 21 | 0 | $2,856.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 22 | 0 | $2,760.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 16 | 524 | $2,697.4K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 35 | 0 | $2,420.5K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 12 | 0 | $2,334.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 8 | 334 | $2,226.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 15 | 0 | $2,070.6K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 12 | 0 | $1,946.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 19 | 0 | $1,901.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 6 | 0 | $1,520.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 6 | 0 | $1,300.0K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 56 | 221 | $1,139.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 6 | 0 | $703.3K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MUR+STRUB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $674.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 2 | 86 | $531.9K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 3 | 0 | $511.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 3 | 0 | $360.1K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 5 | 0 | $315.7K | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |