Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
15th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0611 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0675 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0681 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0747 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0761 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0743 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0798 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0786 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0798 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0736 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0784 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0755 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0761 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0784 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 12 Gambia 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ukraine 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Madagascar 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0911 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural 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.