India vs Rwanda: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

India
0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
5th
Rwanda rank
8th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 184 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, India or Rwanda?
India, at 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between India and Rwanda?
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Rwanda rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
India ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable 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
Arable 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
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable 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.