Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
167th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0079 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0018 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.0018 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0146 Square kilometres per person, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0018 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 12% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 164 Burundi 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 165 San Marino 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 166 Lebanon 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
- 168 Nauru 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Aruba 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 170 Mauritius 0.0016 Square kilometres 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Rwanda?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.