Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda
Rwanda: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5486 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda stood at 0.5486.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda peaked at 1.1 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.5153, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 56th out of 163 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 | 0.8949 | 0.7263 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7649 | 0.6842 | 0.8627 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6864 | 0.6302 | 0.7498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7186 | 0.5562 | 0.968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6788 | 0.5845 | 0.7838 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6462 | 0.5153 | 0.7863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.592 | 0.5486 | 0.6191 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Rwanda was 0.5486 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5153 in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Rwanda ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).