Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
4th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0666 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0675 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 1 Tuvalu 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Comoros 0.0715 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Bangladesh 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gambia 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Denmark 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Ukraine 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0911 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.