Rwanda Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) 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.
- Rwanda arable land for 2021 was 1,268,400, a 4.43% increase from 2020.
- Rwanda arable land for 2020 was 1,214,600, a 1.9% increase from 2019.
- Rwanda arable land for 2019 was 1,192,000, a 3.48% decline from 2018.
- Rwanda arable land for 2018 was 1,235,000, a 4.19% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,314,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
13,680,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
| Mali |
8,341,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,100,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,300,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,660,617 |
| Malawi |
4,000,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Senegal |
3,830,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
| North Korea |
2,295,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,270,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,268,400 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,005,000 |
| Tajikistan |
838,000 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
65,000 |
| Rwanda Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
1,268,400 |
0.09 |
51.41% |
| 2020 |
1,214,600 |
0.09 |
49.23% |
| 2019 |
1,192,000 |
0.09 |
48.32% |
| 2018 |
1,235,000 |
0.10 |
50.06% |
| 2017 |
1,289,000 |
0.11 |
52.25% |
| 2016 |
1,288,000 |
0.11 |
52.21% |
| 2015 |
1,288,000 |
0.11 |
52.21% |
| 2014 |
1,287,000 |
0.11 |
52.17% |
| 2013 |
1,261,000 |
0.11 |
51.11% |
| 2012 |
1,235,000 |
0.11 |
50.06% |
| 2011 |
1,210,000 |
0.11 |
49.05% |
| 2010 |
1,184,000 |
0.11 |
47.99% |
| 2009 |
1,158,000 |
0.12 |
46.94% |
| 2008 |
1,132,000 |
0.12 |
45.89% |
| 2007 |
1,130,000 |
0.12 |
45.80% |
| 2006 |
1,127,000 |
0.12 |
45.68% |
| 2005 |
1,124,000 |
0.12 |
45.56% |
| 2004 |
1,121,000 |
0.13 |
45.44% |
| 2003 |
1,119,000 |
0.13 |
45.36% |
| 2002 |
1,116,000 |
0.13 |
45.24% |
| 2001 |
1,100,000 |
0.13 |
44.59% |
| 2000 |
1,000,000 |
0.12 |
40.54% |
| 1999 |
866,000 |
0.11 |
35.10% |
| 1998 |
820,000 |
0.10 |
33.24% |
| 1997 |
800,000 |
0.10 |
32.43% |
| 1996 |
750,000 |
0.11 |
30.40% |
| 1995 |
700,000 |
0.12 |
28.37% |
| 1994 |
700,000 |
0.10 |
28.37% |
| 1993 |
850,000 |
0.11 |
34.45% |
| 1992 |
880,000 |
0.11 |
35.67% |
| 1991 |
880,000 |
0.12 |
35.67% |
| 1990 |
880,000 |
0.12 |
35.67% |
| 1989 |
850,000 |
0.12 |
34.45% |
| 1988 |
849,000 |
0.12 |
34.41% |
| 1987 |
842,000 |
0.13 |
34.13% |
| 1986 |
834,000 |
0.13 |
33.81% |
| 1985 |
827,000 |
0.13 |
33.52% |
| 1984 |
820,000 |
0.14 |
33.24% |
| 1983 |
805,000 |
0.14 |
32.63% |
| 1982 |
790,000 |
0.14 |
32.02% |
| 1981 |
775,000 |
0.14 |
31.41% |
| 1980 |
760,000 |
0.14 |
30.81% |
| 1979 |
745,000 |
0.15 |
30.20% |
| 1978 |
730,000 |
0.15 |
29.59% |
| 1977 |
715,000 |
0.15 |
28.98% |
| 1976 |
700,000 |
0.15 |
28.37% |
| 1975 |
686,000 |
0.15 |
27.81% |
| 1974 |
668,000 |
0.15 |
27.08% |
| 1973 |
610,000 |
0.14 |
24.73% |
| 1972 |
621,000 |
0.15 |
25.17% |
| 1971 |
560,000 |
0.14 |
22.70% |
| 1970 |
522,000 |
0.13 |
21.16% |
| 1969 |
528,000 |
0.14 |
21.40% |
| 1968 |
521,000 |
0.14 |
21.12% |
| 1967 |
515,000 |
0.15 |
20.88% |
| 1966 |
510,000 |
0.15 |
20.67% |
| 1965 |
505,000 |
0.15 |
20.47% |
| 1964 |
500,000 |
0.15 |
20.27% |
| 1963 |
495,000 |
0.16 |
20.06% |
| 1962 |
490,000 |
0.16 |
19.86% |
| 1961 |
485,000 |
0.16 |
19.66% |
