Land use over the long-term in Rwanda
Rwanda: Land use over the long-term was 369,306 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
369,306 hectares
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
132nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
700,000 hectares
in 1960
All-time low
250,069 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Rwanda, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Rwanda is 369,306 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Rwanda peaked at 700,000 hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 250,069 hectares, in 1000.
Rwanda ranks 132nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 250,069 hectares | 250,069 hectares | 250,069 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 293,532 hectares | 293,532 hectares | 293,532 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 332,182 hectares | 332,182 hectares | 332,182 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 365,309 hectares | 365,309 hectares | 365,309 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 391,949 hectares | 391,949 hectares | 391,949 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 410,718 hectares | 410,718 hectares | 410,718 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 417,970 hectares | 417,970 hectares | 417,970 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 411,882 hectares | 411,882 hectares | 411,882 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 437,517 hectares | 437,517 hectares | 437,517 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 462,264 hectares | 462,264 hectares | 462,264 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 486,086 hectares | 486,086 hectares | 486,086 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 508,941 hectares | 508,941 hectares | 508,941 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 530,784 hectares | 530,784 hectares | 530,784 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 551,565 hectares | 551,565 hectares | 551,565 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 571,229 hectares | 571,229 hectares | 571,229 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 589,713 hectares | 589,713 hectares | 589,713 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 606,949 hectares | 606,949 hectares | 606,949 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 622,858 hectares | 622,858 hectares | 622,858 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 637,353 hectares | 637,353 hectares | 637,353 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 650,332 hectares | 650,332 hectares | 650,332 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 661,679 hectares | 661,679 hectares | 661,679 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 671,258 hectares | 671,258 hectares | 671,258 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 678,909 hectares | 678,909 hectares | 678,909 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 667,725 hectares | 667,725 hectares | 667,725 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 655,209 hectares | 655,209 hectares | 655,209 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 641,164 hectares | 641,164 hectares | 641,164 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 644,332 hectares | 644,332 hectares | 644,332 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 583,435 hectares | 583,435 hectares | 583,435 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 515,073 hectares | 515,073 hectares | 515,073 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 470,182 hectares | 470,182 hectares | 470,182 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 513,689 hectares | 513,689 hectares | 513,689 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 548,311 hectares | 548,311 hectares | 548,311 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 644,276 hectares | 596,041 hectares | 693,647 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 700,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 590,400 hectares | 545,000 hectares | 694,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 461,000 hectares | 440,000 hectares | 520,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,999 hectares | 402,000 hectares | 430,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,224 hectares | 369,306 hectares | 397,999 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5857 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9571 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Rwanda?
- Land use over the long-term in Rwanda was 369,306 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 hectares in 1960.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,069 hectares in 1000.
- How does Rwanda rank for land use over the long-term?
- Rwanda ranks 132nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.