What is surface area in Rwanda?

Surface area in Rwanda was 2.63 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest surface area recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 2.63 million ha in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million ha in 1961.

How does Rwanda rank for surface area?

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

Is surface 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 Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Surface area in Rwanda

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

Rwanda: Surface area was 2.63 million ha in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.63 million ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

45th

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.63 million ha

in 1961

All-time low

2.63 million ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Surface area in Rwanda, 1961–2011

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 2.63 million ha for surface area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Rwanda peaked at 2.63 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million ha, in 1961.

Rwanda ranks 45th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	9
1970s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	10
1980s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	10
1990s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	10
2000s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	10
2010s	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2.63 million ha	2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

42 Lesotho 3.04 million ha compare
43 Equatorial Guinea 2.81 million ha compare
44 Burundi 2.78 million ha compare
46 Djibouti 2.32 million ha compare
47 Eswatini 1.74 million ha compare
48 Gambia 1.13 million ha 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 surface area in Rwanda?: Surface area in Rwanda was 2.63 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest surface area recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 2.63 million ha in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million ha in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for surface area?: Rwanda ranks 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is surface 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 Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (ha)
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.