Agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.1349 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda is 0.1349 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.4233 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1349 hectares per person, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 158th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4233 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4159 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4096 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4033 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3958 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3876 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3788 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3694 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3618 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3527 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3532 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3573 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3464 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.354 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3498 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3453 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3337 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.327 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3204 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3184 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3108 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3031 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.296 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2879 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2802 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2729 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2659 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.258 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2546 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2491 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2388 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2199 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2282 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2732 hectares per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2386 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2129 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2068 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2107 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2223 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2289 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2248 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2196 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2136 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2077 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2026 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1967 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1918 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1895 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1863 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1838 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1809 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1785 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1724 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1682 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1643 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.149 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1499 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1501 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1446 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1349 hectares per person | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.394 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 0.4233 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.346 hectares per person | 0.327 hectares per person | 0.3573 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2914 hectares per person | 0.258 hectares per person | 0.3204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2333 hectares per person | 0.2068 hectares per person | 0.2732 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2097 hectares per person | 0.1895 hectares per person | 0.2289 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1716 hectares per person | 0.149 hectares per person | 0.1863 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1449 hectares per person | 0.1349 hectares per person | 0.1501 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.1365 hectares per person compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.1364 hectares per person compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 0.1352 hectares per person compare
- 159 Liechtenstein 0.1298 hectares per person compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1283 hectares per person compare
- 161 Nepal 0.1261 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Rwanda was 0.1349 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4233 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1349 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.