Rwanda vs Tuvalu: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Rwanda
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 99.96 % against 70.43 % in Rwanda, a difference of 29.53 %.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Rwanda ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 234 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.55 % | 66.67 % | 40.12 % | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 35.44 % | 66.67 % | 31.23 % | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 44.77 % | 66.67 % | 21.9 % | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 46.45 % | 66.67 % | 20.22 % | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 61.85 % | 58.67 % | 3.18 % | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 68.8 % | 60 % | 8.8 % | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 71.26 % | 77.83 % | 6.57 % | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Rwanda or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 99.96 % against 70.43 % in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Rwanda and Tuvalu?
- 29.53 %, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tuvalu?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tuvalu rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Rwanda ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.