Surface area — all countries

Surface area — Rwanda

Surface area in Rwanda in 2023 — 26,338 km². Ranked 145 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0%.

2023 26,338 km² −0.01% vs 2022
World rank 145of 215
Period maximum 26,340 km²1961
Period minimum 26,338 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Rwanda, 1961–202326,33826,33926,33926,34026,34019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 26,340 km²1963: 26,340 km²1965: 26,340 km²1967: 26,340 km²1969: 26,340 km²1971: 26,340 km²1973: 26,340 km²1975: 26,340 km²1977: 26,340 km²1979: 26,340 km²1981: 26,340 km²1983: 26,340 km²1985: 26,340 km²1987: 26,340 km²1989: 26,340 km²1991: 26,340 km²1993: 26,340 km²1995: 26,340 km²1997: 26,340 km²1999: 26,340 km²2001: 26,340 km²2003: 26,340 km²2005: 26,340 km²2007: 26,340 km²2009: 26,340 km²2011: 26,340 km²2013: 26,340 km²2015: 26,340 km²2017: 26,340 km²2019: 26,340 km²2021: 26,340 km²2023: 26,338 km²
Change over the period: −2 (−0.01%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Rwanda 26,338 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 26,338 −2 −0.01%
2022 26,340 +0 +0%
2021 26,340 +0 +0%
2020 26,340 +0 +0%
2019 26,340 +0 +0%
2018 26,340 +0 +0%
2017 26,340 +0 +0%
2016 26,340 +0 +0%
2015 26,340 +0 +0%
2014 26,340 +0 +0%
2013 26,340 +0 +0%
2012 26,340 +0 +0%
2011 26,340 +0 +0%
2010 26,340 +0 +0%
2009 26,340 +0 +0%
2008 26,340 +0 +0%
2007 26,340 +0 +0%
2006 26,340 +0 +0%
2005 26,340 +0 +0%
2004 26,340 +0 +0%
2003 26,340 +0 +0%
2002 26,340 +0 +0%
2001 26,340 +0 +0%
2000 26,340 +0 +0%
1999 26,340 +0 +0%
1998 26,340 +0 +0%
1997 26,340 +0 +0%
1996 26,340 +0 +0%
1995 26,340 +0 +0%
1994 26,340 +0 +0%
1993 26,340 +0 +0%
1992 26,340 +0 +0%
1991 26,340 +0 +0%
1990 26,340 +0 +0%
1989 26,340 +0 +0%
1988 26,340 +0 +0%
1987 26,340 +0 +0%
1986 26,340 +0 +0%
1985 26,340 +0 +0%
1984 26,340 +0 +0%
1983 26,340 +0 +0%
1982 26,340 +0 +0%
1981 26,340 +0 +0%
1980 26,340 +0 +0%
1979 26,340 +0 +0%
1978 26,340 +0 +0%
1977 26,340 +0 +0%
1976 26,340 +0 +0%
1975 26,340 +0 +0%
1974 26,340 +0 +0%
1973 26,340 +0 +0%
1972 26,340 +0 +0%
1971 26,340 +0 +0%
1970 26,340 +0 +0%
1969 26,340 +0 +0%
1968 26,340 +0 +0%
1967 26,340 +0 +0%
1966 26,340 +0 +0%
1965 26,340 +0 +0%
1964 26,340 +0 +0%
1963 26,340 +0 +0%
1962 26,340 +0 +0%
1961 26,340

About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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