Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 7.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 7.94 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 22.29 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.57 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 126 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.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.96 ha per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1963 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1964 | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 4.06 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 4.9 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 5.27 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 5.53 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 6.08 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 6.19 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 6.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 6.33 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 7.34 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 7.72 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 8.12 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 8.19 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 9.1 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 9.84 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 10.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.28 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 10.26 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.76 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 8.29 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 12.97 ha per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1989 | 16.55 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 16.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 19.46 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 22.29 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 13.38 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1995 | 12.57 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1996 | 13.17 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 14.18 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 16.43 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 16.63 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.61 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 14.72 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.55 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.59 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.73 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.85 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 14 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 13.53 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.26 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 7.14 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 6.87 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.14 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.72 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 6.37 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.77 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 7.94 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.73 ha per square kilometre | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | 5.96 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | 6.08 ha per square kilometre | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.71 ha per square kilometre | 8.29 ha per square kilometre | 16.55 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.37 ha per square kilometre | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | 22.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.71 ha per square kilometre | 14 ha per square kilometre | 15.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | 5.07 ha per square kilometre | 14.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.64 ha per square kilometre | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | 7.94 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 7.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.29 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Rwanda rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — 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.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Bananas — 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.