Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Rwanda
0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.447 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Rwanda
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3163 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5493 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3711 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1781 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.6381 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2642 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.7315 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3799 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3516 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.6925 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3918 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3006 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.7624 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.406 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3564 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.7977 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4343 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3634 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.7925 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4458 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3467 sq. km per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Rwanda, at 0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.3163 sq. km per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.