Rwanda vs Uganda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Rwanda
12.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
11.3 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Uganda rank
7th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
051015196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 12.92 ha per square kilometre against 11.3 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 1.62 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 7th of 150 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5 ha per square kilometre 1.22 ha per square kilometre 0.2846 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 2.51 ha per square kilometre 1.93 ha per square kilometre 0.5824 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 3.11 ha per square kilometre 1.57 ha per square kilometre 1.54 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 2.79 ha per square kilometre 2.65 ha per square kilometre 0.1389 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 4.75 ha per square kilometre 3.93 ha per square kilometre 0.8239 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 10.33 ha per square kilometre 6.78 ha per square kilometre 3.56 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 12.47 ha per square kilometre 10.03 ha per square kilometre 2.44 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 12.92 ha per square kilometre against 11.3 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Rwanda and Uganda?
1.62 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 7th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,120 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.