Metadata

What environmental data Rwanda collects

Metadata is the story behind the numbers — which institution collects what, from which system, and what the public can expect to find. This page introduces ministry and agency data holdings in plain language.

Why metadata matters

Trust starts with clear descriptions

Before charts and indicators, people need to know where data come from. The Ministry of Environment and affiliated agencies collect environmental information for weather services, land administration, air quality, and forests. Here we publish that context for everyone.

NLA

National Land Authority

LAIS

Manages land administration, ownership registration, and titling. Primary source for land use, spatial, and transaction records.

Land Administration Information System

REMA

Rwanda Environment Management Authority

AQMS

Environmental regulatory body overseeing compliance and air quality. Manages ambient pollution and environmental indicator data.

Air Quality Monitoring System

RFA

Rwanda Forestry Authority

FMES · Tree Tracker

Oversees forest management and reforestation. Produces forest inventory and tracks national planting programmes.

Forests Management & Evaluation SystemReforestation Tracker

Meteo

Rwanda Meteorology Agency

CDMS

National meteorological service operating the Climate Data Management System (Climsoft) for weather and climate observations.

Climate Data Management System

Linked statistics

From description to visualisation

When a statistics product is live, you can move from metadata into interactive views built on the same sources.

Climate Statistics

Rwanda Meteorology Agency

Land Statistics

National Land Authority

Air Quality Statistics

Rwanda Environment Management Authority

Forest Statistics

Rwanda Forestry Authority