Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 76.33 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.33 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
9th
of 209 countries
All-time high
81.35 hectares per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
53.3 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 76.33 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 81.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.3 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.3 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 53.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 54.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 54.52 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 54.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 55.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 55.74 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 56.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 56.63 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 56.91 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 58.69 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 61.13 hectares per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 61.01 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 64.21 hectares per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 65.34 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 66.44 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 67.49 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 68.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 68.79 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 69.52 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 71.34 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 71.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 72.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.29 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 73.73 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 75.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.15 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 76.12 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 76 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.38 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 71.14 hectares per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 62.83 hectares per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 62.83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.9 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 66.92 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 67.73 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 69.6 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 74.02 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 76.89 hectares per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 76.53 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.45 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.33 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.25 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.37 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.12 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.21 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.26 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 77.91 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.76 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.26 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.31 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.27 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.27 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79 hectares per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.18 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 79.39 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 81.25 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 80.04 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.33 hectares per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.93 hectares per square kilometre | 53.3 hectares per square kilometre | 56.63 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.81 hectares per square kilometre | 56.91 hectares per square kilometre | 68.79 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 hectares per square kilometre | 69.52 hectares per square kilometre | 75.15 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.25 hectares per square kilometre | 62.83 hectares per square kilometre | 76.12 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.24 hectares per square kilometre | 74.02 hectares per square kilometre | 77.26 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.77 hectares per square kilometre | 77.18 hectares per square kilometre | 81.35 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.25 hectares per square kilometre | 76.33 hectares per square kilometre | 81.25 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 6 South Africa 79.42 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 79.37 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lesotho 77.76 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 76.2 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Moldova 74.1 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Syria 74.09 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 76.33 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 81.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.