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
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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About this data
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.