Cropland — Area, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for cropland — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +26.7% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 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 | 0.0001 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
- 110 Uzbekistan 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 111 Sri Lanka 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 112 Iraq 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 115 India 0.0001 1000 ha per person compare
- 116 Papua New Guinea 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)
- 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)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (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 cropland — area, per capita in Rwanda?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.