Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
131st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0023 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0003 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda is 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0023 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 131st of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0041 Square kilometres per person, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0003 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0003 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 128 Samoa 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 130 Kuwait 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 132 Cayman Islands 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 133 Suriname 0.0003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 134 United States Virgin Islands 0.0002 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.