Total agricultural area over the long term in Rwanda

Rwanda: Total agricultural area over the long term was 2.07 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.07 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
117th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.07 million
in 2025
All-time low
326,250
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Total agricultural area over the long term in Rwanda, 1000–2025

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 2.07 million for total agricultural area over the long term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Rwanda peaked at 2.07 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 326,250, in 1000.

That places Rwanda 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 326,250 326,250 326,250 1
1100s 384,575 384,575 384,575 1
1200s 437,427 437,427 437,427 1
1300s 484,057 484,057 484,057 1
1400s 523,452 523,452 523,452 1
1500s 554,175 554,175 554,175 1
1600s 571,956 571,956 571,956 1
1700s 575,485 575,485 575,485 1
1710s 612,934 612,934 612,934 1
1720s 649,424 649,424 649,424 1
1730s 684,918 684,918 684,918 1
1740s 719,374 719,374 719,374 1
1750s 752,744 752,744 752,744 1
1760s 784,980 784,980 784,980 1
1770s 816,023 816,023 816,023 1
1780s 845,813 845,813 845,813 1
1790s 874,280 874,280 874,280 1
1800s 901,344 901,344 901,344 1
1810s 926,916 926,916 926,916 1
1820s 950,896 950,896 950,896 1
1830s 973,165 973,165 973,165 1
1840s 993,588 993,588 993,588 1
1850s 1.01 million 1.01 million 1.01 million 1
1860s 1.00 million 1.00 million 1.00 million 1
1870s 992,882 992,882 992,882 1
1880s 981,133 981,133 981,133 1
1890s 997,001 997,001 997,001 1
1900s 914,420 914,420 914,420 1
1910s 819,502 819,502 819,502 1
1920s 761,675 761,675 761,675 1
1930s 850,837 850,837 850,837 1
1940s 934,428 934,428 934,428 1
1950s 1.17 million 1.06 million 1.29 million 10
1960s 1.35 million 1.31 million 1.40 million 10
1970s 1.57 million 1.40 million 1.70 million 10
1980s 1.80 million 1.72 million 1.85 million 10
1990s 1.71 million 1.55 million 1.88 million 10
2000s 1.88 million 1.83 million 1.91 million 10
2010s 1.97 million 1.90 million 2.01 million 10
2020s 2.02 million 1.96 million 2.07 million 6

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 114 Panama 2.17 million compare
  2. 115 Gabon 2.15 million compare
  3. 116 Laos 2.15 million compare
  4. 118 Latvia 2.00 million compare
  5. 119 Liberia 1.94 million compare
  6. 120 Iceland 1.87 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural area over the long term in Rwanda?
Total agricultural area over the long term in Rwanda was 2.07 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 2.07 million in 2025.
What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 326,250 in 1000.
How does Rwanda rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
Rwanda ranks 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total agricultural area over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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