Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 5.24 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Rwanda stood at 5.24 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Rwanda peaked at 28.37 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.24 %, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 164th of 220 countries on this measure, 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 | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 28.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.93 % | 22.09 % | 28.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.19 % | 13.88 % | 21.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 % | 6.77 % | 13.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 % | 5.24 % | 6.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 Tonga 5.56 % compare
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- 163 United States Virgin Islands 5.54 % compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.14 % compare
- 166 Philippines 5.03 % compare
- 167 Bahrain 5 % 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 Agricultural land 6.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 124.5 1000 ha (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 — share in land area in Rwanda?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Rwanda was 5.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.37 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 % in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.