Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Rwanda

Agricultural land in Rwanda in 2023 — 18,831 km². Ranked 120 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 43.2%.

2023 18,831 km² −4.63% vs 2022
World rank 120of 209
Period maximum 20,070 km²2015
Period minimum 13,150 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Rwanda, 1961–202312,00014,00016,00018,00020,00022,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13,150 km²1963: 13,350 km²1965: 13,550 km²1967: 13,750 km²1969: 13,970 km²1971: 14,480 km²1973: 15,050 km²1975: 16,120 km²1977: 16,650 km²1979: 16,970 km²1981: 17,600 km²1983: 17,900 km²1985: 18,190 km²1987: 18,420 km²1989: 18,540 km²1991: 18,750 km²1993: 17,550 km²1995: 15,500 km²1997: 16,510 km²1999: 17,170 km²2001: 18,970 km²2003: 18,860 km²2005: 18,810 km²2007: 18,780 km²2009: 19,060 km²2011: 19,430 km²2013: 19,800 km²2015: 20,070 km²2017: 20,050 km²2019: 19,040 km²2021: 20,045 km²2023: 18,831 km²
Change over the period: +5,681 (+43.2%) Average annual rate: 0.58 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 18,831 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 18,831 −914 −4.63%
2022 19,745 −300 −1.49%
2021 20,045 +459 +2.34%
2020 19,586 +546 +2.87%
2019 19,040 −450 −2.31%
2018 19,490 −560 −2.79%
2017 20,050 +0 +0%
2016 20,050 −20 −0.1%
2015 20,070 +10 +0.05%
2014 20,060 +260 +1.31%
2013 19,800 +210 +1.07%
2012 19,590 +160 +0.82%
2011 19,430 +210 +1.09%
2010 19,220 +160 +0.84%
2009 19,060 +260 +1.38%
2008 18,800 +20 +0.11%
2007 18,780 −60 −0.32%
2006 18,840 +30 +0.16%
2005 18,810 −20 −0.11%
2004 18,830 −30 −0.16%
2003 18,860 −20 −0.11%
2002 18,880 −90 −0.47%
2001 18,970 +710 +3.89%
2000 18,260 +1,090 +6.35%
1999 17,170 +460 +2.75%
1998 16,710 +200 +1.21%
1997 16,510 +500 +3.12%
1996 16,010 +510 +3.29%
1995 15,500 +0 +0%
1994 15,500 −2,050 −11.68%
1993 17,550 −800 −4.36%
1992 18,350 −400 −2.13%
1991 18,750 −30 −0.16%
1990 18,780 +240 +1.29%
1989 18,540 +10 +0.05%
1988 18,530 +110 +0.6%
1987 18,420 +120 +0.66%
1986 18,300 +110 +0.6%
1985 18,190 +110 +0.61%
1984 18,080 +180 +1.01%
1983 17,900 +150 +0.85%
1982 17,750 +150 +0.85%
1981 17,600 +450 +2.62%
1980 17,150 +180 +1.06%
1979 16,970 +170 +1.01%
1978 16,800 +150 +0.9%
1977 16,650 +260 +1.59%
1976 16,390 +270 +1.67%
1975 16,120 +280 +1.77%
1974 15,840 +790 +5.25%
1973 15,050 −30 −0.2%
1972 15,080 +600 +4.14%
1971 14,480 +440 +3.13%
1970 14,040 +70 +0.5%
1969 13,970 +140 +1.01%
1968 13,830 +80 +0.58%
1967 13,750 +100 +0.73%
1966 13,650 +100 +0.74%
1965 13,550 +100 +0.74%
1964 13,450 +100 +0.75%
1963 13,350 +100 +0.75%
1962 13,250 +100 +0.76%
1961 13,150

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.