Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 124.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 124.5 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda peaked at 700 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 124.5 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 590.4 1000 ha | 545 1000 ha | 694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 423.93 1000 ha | 342.32 1000 ha | 520 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.92 1000 ha | 167.05 1000 ha | 324.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.44 1000 ha | 124.5 1000 ha | 149.53 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 Gambia 155.89 1000 ha compare
- 162 Timor-Leste 150 1000 ha compare
- 163 Kuwait 136 1000 ha compare
- 165 Faroe Islands 96 1000 ha compare
- 166 Puerto Rico 92.11 1000 ha compare
- 167 Luxembourg 69.75 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 8.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 166.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 511.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 64.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,162 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda was 124.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 700 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.5 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.