What is land area in Rwanda?

Land area in Rwanda was 2.47 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 2.47 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million hectares in 1961.

How does Rwanda rank for land area?

Rwanda ranks 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Rwanda

Name: Land area in Rwanda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Rwanda: Land area was 2.47 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.47 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

45th

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.47 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

2.47 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Rwanda, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 2.47 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Rwanda peaked at 2.47 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Rwanda 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	9
1970s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	10
1980s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	10
1990s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	10
2000s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	10
2010s	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2.47 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

42 Guinea-Bissau 2.81 million hectares compare
43 Equatorial Guinea 2.81 million hectares compare
44 Burundi 2.57 million hectares compare
47 Eswatini 1.72 million hectares compare
48 Gambia 1.01 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 69.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Rwanda?: Land area in Rwanda was 2.47 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 2.47 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million hectares in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for land area?: Rwanda ranks 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.