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

Rwanda
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
8th
Uganda rank
10th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
0.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

Rwanda ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0432 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Uganda?
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.