Agriculture — Area, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0001 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
146th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per capita in Rwanda is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 143 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 145 Liechtenstein 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 147 India 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 148 Suriname 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 149 Belgium 0.0001 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Rwanda?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.