Arable land in Rwanda
Rwanda: Arable land was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Rwanda stood at 0.0831 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Rwanda peaked at 0.1561 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1469 hectares per person | 0.1367 hectares per person | 0.1561 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1436 hectares per person | 0.1311 hectares per person | 0.1493 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1315 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | 0.142 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1106 hectares per person | 0.1015 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1239 hectares per person | 0.1151 hectares per person | 0.1329 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.0933 hectares per person | 0.1148 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.0831 hectares per person | 0.095 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 975,199 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Rwanda?
- Arable land in Rwanda was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1561 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for arable land?
- Rwanda ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.