Land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda is 0.0018 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0079 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Rwanda was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.