Madagascar vs Rwanda: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
18th
Rwanda rank
15th

Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
1970s 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Rwanda?
0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,889 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.