Non-agricultural population in Rwanda
Rwanda: Non-agricultural population was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Rwanda, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Rwanda stood at 1.24 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Rwanda peaked at 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 363,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 457,000 FAO, number | 363,000 FAO, number | 568,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 547,800 FAO, number | 476,000 FAO, number | 685,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 902,800 FAO, number | 743,000 FAO, number | 1.08 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million FAO, number | 1.13 million FAO, number | 1.24 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 non-agricultural population in Rwanda?
- Non-agricultural population in Rwanda was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 363,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for non-agricultural population?
- Rwanda ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.