Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 9.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Rwanda, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda is 9.8 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda peaked at 10.6 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8 1000 ha, in 2001.
Rwanda ranks 124th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6 1000 ha | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 9.99 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 10.09 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.57 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8 1000 ha | -7.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 9.8 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 9.8 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 1000 ha | 9.8 1000 ha | 10.6 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0911 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Rwanda was 9.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.