India vs Rwanda: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
India
51.8%
in 2023
Rwanda
47.0%
in 2023
India rank
5th
Rwanda rank
8th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
India currently reports 51.8% against 47.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 206 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.2% | 20.5% | 32.7% | India |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 26.6% | 27.8% | India |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 33.0% | 21.8% | India |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 32.9% | 21.6% | India |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 45.1% | 8.5% | India |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.5% | 2.0% | India |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.5% | 2.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, India or Rwanda?
- India, at 51.8% against 47.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between India and Rwanda?
- 4.8%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- India ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.