Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate

Rwanda
3.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3936 % change on previous year
in 2024
Rwanda rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-20-1001020196219932024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.69 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.3 % change on previous year.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 9.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.07 % change on previous year 0.8192 % change on previous year 0.2483 % change on previous year Rwanda
1970s 3.58 % change on previous year 0.5012 % change on previous year 3.08 % change on previous year Rwanda
1980s 1.33 % change on previous year 0.6183 % change on previous year 0.711 % change on previous year Rwanda
1990s 0.4393 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year 0.9693 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.07 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year Rwanda
2010s 0.3159 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 1.13 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s -0.4565 % change on previous year 0.6924 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rwanda, at 3.69 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.3 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
Rwanda ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
267 places, 15,407 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.