Rwanda vs Western Europe: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Rwanda
- Western Europe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 70.43 % against 31.14 % in Western Europe, a difference of 39.29 %.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.3 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.55 % | 34.5 % | 7.95 % | Western Europe |
| 1970s | 35.44 % | 32.7 % | 2.73 % | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 44.77 % | 32.68 % | 12.1 % | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 46.45 % | 32.55 % | 13.9 % | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 61.85 % | 32.89 % | 28.96 % | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 68.8 % | 32.62 % | 36.18 % | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 71.26 % | 31.24 % | 40.02 % | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Rwanda or Western Europe?
- Rwanda, at 70.43 % against 31.14 % in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Rwanda and Western Europe?
- 39.29 %, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Western Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Western Europe rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Rwanda ranks 3rd and Western Europe ranks 1st of 213 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.
Individual pages
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.