Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Rwanda
0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 6.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 185 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 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Rwanda, at 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — 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.