Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was 3.69 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 3.69 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 187.2% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 15.47 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -17.65 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 12th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9901 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9804 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1970 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -184.6% |
| 1971 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -740.6% |
| 1972 | 10.89 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 1973 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1974 | 9.51 % change on previous year | -636.8% |
| 1975 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1976 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1977 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8537 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8464 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9592 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8314 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1178 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1990 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +2896.5% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -3.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -17.65 % change on previous year | +417.6% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1999 | 5.61 % change on previous year | +124.4% |
| 2000 | 15.47 % change on previous year | +175.8% |
| 2001 | 10 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2688 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1787 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2676 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2669 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2662 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.177 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +1197.7% |
| 2010 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0777 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0776 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -5495.8% |
| 2019 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 2021 | -0.4314 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 2022 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +642.7% |
| 2023 | -4.24 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 2024 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -5495.8% | 0.0776 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +2896.5% | 0.1178 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1197.7% | 0.177 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +740.6% | -1.14 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -642.7% | -0.4314 % change on previous year | -3.2 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +636.8% | -1.77 % change on previous year | 9.51 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0.9804 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.58 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 10.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.1178 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4393 % change on previous year | -17.65 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.177 % change on previous year | 15.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3159 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4565 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 9 Dominican Republic 5.11 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Djibouti 4.24 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Suriname 3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Egypt 3.51 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Serbia and Montenegro 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.82 % change on previous year 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.6368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in Rwanda was 3.69 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.47 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.65 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 12th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.