Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 26.17 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 26.17 ha per square kilometre for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 28.93 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.98 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 2nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.91 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 6.82 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1965 | 7.1 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1966 | 9.24 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 8.9 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 8.99 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 9.54 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 9.66 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 9.6 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 9.07 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 9.34 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 10.62 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 10.63 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 11.1 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 11.46 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 11.35 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 12.47 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 12.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 12.64 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 14.11 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 14.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.37 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 14.39 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 14.39 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.38 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 12.17 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 12.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 11.55 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 12.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 8.19 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -75.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7 ha per square kilometre | +289.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 11.03 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 10.69 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.34 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.72 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 15.24 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.78 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.25 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.74 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 16.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.21 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.86 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 14.87 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.56 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 20.92 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 20.99 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.39 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 21.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.07 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 23.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 24.62 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 26.97 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 28.93 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 26.46 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 26.17 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.79 ha per square kilometre | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | 9.54 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.48 ha per square kilometre | 9.07 ha per square kilometre | 11.94 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.55 ha per square kilometre | 12.17 ha per square kilometre | 15.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.68 ha per square kilometre | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 12.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 ha per square kilometre | 14.1 ha per square kilometre | 16.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.76 ha per square kilometre | 14.87 ha per square kilometre | 24.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.13 ha per square kilometre | 26.17 ha per square kilometre | 28.93 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 26.17 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.93 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.