How does Rwanda rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Rwanda

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Rwanda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Rwanda: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 16.89 1000 ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

16.89 1000 ha

Change on year

up 9.6%

World rank

152nd

of 241 countries

All-time high

16.89 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

2 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Rwanda, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Rwanda stood at 16.89 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Rwanda peaked at 16.89 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Rwanda 152nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.06 1000 ha	2 1000 ha	2.14 1000 ha	8
2000s	5.48 1000 ha	2.18 1000 ha	7.73 1000 ha	10
2010s	9.79 1000 ha	8.03 1000 ha	11.05 1000 ha	10
2020s	15.31 1000 ha	13.64 1000 ha	16.89 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Rwanda

149 Gabon 20.06 1000 ha compare
150 Trinidad and Tobago 18.67 1000 ha compare
151 Guyana 18.06 1000 ha compare
153 China, Hong Kong SAR 16.29 1000 ha compare
154 South Sudan 15.84 1000 ha compare
155 Eritrea 15.38 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Rwanda?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Rwanda was 16.89 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 16.89 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Rwanda rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.