Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 25.39 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda stood at 25.39 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 28.15 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.82 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 114 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.31 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 5.14 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1967 | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.34 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.58 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 6.47 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.27 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 6.49 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 7.57 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 7.73 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 8.22 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 8.65 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 8.71 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 9.66 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 10.42 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 10.56 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 12.39 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 12.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.77 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 13.06 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 13.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.16 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 10.64 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 9.73 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 10.54 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 8.11 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1995 | 7.3 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 10.13 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 9.67 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 9.52 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.25 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 13.51 ha per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 13.94 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 14.51 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.45 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.94 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.45 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 14.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.64 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 14.02 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.94 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 13.86 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 19.45 ha per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 19.46 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.88 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 20.41 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.27 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 22.59 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.62 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 26.27 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 28.15 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 25.71 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 25.39 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 25.39 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.146 ha per square kilometre, 173.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 25.39 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1773 ha per square kilometre, 143.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +300.0% | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 7.3 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -77.5% | 8.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 ha per square kilometre | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | 6.58 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.63 ha per square kilometre | 6.27 ha per square kilometre | 9.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.86 ha per square kilometre | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | 13.77 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.67 ha per square kilometre | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 10.64 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.87 ha per square kilometre | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 14.52 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.43 ha per square kilometre | 12.94 ha per square kilometre | 23.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.38 ha per square kilometre | 25.39 ha per square kilometre | 28.15 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 25.39 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.15 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — 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
Beans, dry — 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.