Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0002 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0002 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 39.0%
World rank
167th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0037 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.0002 Square kilometres per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -56.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | +78.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +39.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, 10% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 23% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +78.0% | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person |
| 1990 | -56.8% | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person |
| 2023 | +39.0% | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person |
| 2018 | +26.1% | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 164 India 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 165 Gibraltar 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 166 Comoros 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 168 Tuvalu 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 169 Jamaica 0.0002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 170 Hong Kong 0.0001 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 — other areas, per capita in Rwanda?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0002 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.