Agricultural land — Area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agricultural land — Area was 1,798 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Rwanda is 1,798 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Rwanda peaked at 1,999 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,315 1000 ha, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 129th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,355 1000 ha | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,397 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,574 1000 ha | 1,404 1000 ha | 1,697 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,805 1000 ha | 1,715 1000 ha | 1,854 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,736 1000 ha | 1,549 1000 ha | 1,878 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,950 1000 ha | 1,882 1000 ha | 1,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,943 1000 ha | 1,809 1000 ha | 1,992 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,839 1000 ha | 1,789 1000 ha | 1,934 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 166.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 124.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 511.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 64.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,162 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Rwanda?
- Agricultural land — area in Rwanda was 1,798 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,999 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for agricultural land — area?
- Rwanda ranks 129th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.