Arable land use per person in Rwanda
Rwanda: Arable land use per person was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Rwanda is 0.0831 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Rwanda peaked at 0.1561 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1469 hectares per person | 0.1367 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1436 hectares per person | 0.1311 hectares per person | 0.1493 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1315 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | 0.142 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1106 hectares per person | 0.1015 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1239 hectares per person | 0.1151 hectares per person | 0.1329 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.0933 hectares per person | 0.1148 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.0831 hectares per person | 0.095 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5857 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9571 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Rwanda?
- Arable land use per person in Rwanda was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1561 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for arable land use per person?
- Rwanda ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.