What is land area in Rwanda?

Land area in Rwanda was 24,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 24,670 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 24,670 sq. km in 1961.

How does Rwanda rank for land area?

Rwanda ranks 146th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Rwanda

Name: Land area in Rwanda
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Rwanda: Land area was 24,670 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

24,670 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

146th

of 216 countries

All-time high

24,670 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

24,670 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Rwanda, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 24,670 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Rwanda peaked at 24,670 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24,670 sq. km, in 1961.

Rwanda ranks 146th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	9
1970s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	10
1980s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	10
1990s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	10
2000s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	10
2010s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	10
2020s	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	24,670 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

143 Albania 27,400 sq. km compare
144 Burundi 25,680 sq. km compare
145 North Macedonia 25,220 sq. km compare
147 Djibouti 23,180 sq. km compare
148 Belize 22,810 sq. km compare
149 Israel 21,640 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Rwanda?: Land area in Rwanda was 24,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 24,670 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 24,670 sq. km in 1961.
How does Rwanda rank for land area?: Rwanda ranks 146th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.