Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Rwanda
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 75.67 % against 43.85 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 31.82 %.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 220 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.93 % | 38.4 % | 16.53 % | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 63.81 % | 38.69 % | 25.12 % | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 73.15 % | 39.2 % | 33.95 % | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 70.38 % | 39.8 % | 30.58 % | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 79.03 % | 41.01 % | 38.02 % | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 78.77 % | 42.75 % | 36.02 % | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 76.83 % | 43.68 % | 33.15 % | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Rwanda, at 75.67 % against 43.85 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31.82 %, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Rwanda ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.