Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 15.65 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 15.65 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Rwanda peaked at 28.37 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15.65 percent, in 2021.
Rwanda ranks 98th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 28.37 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.93 percent | 22.09 percent | 28.13 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.69 percent | 17.84 percent | 21.08 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 percent | 16.3 percent | 17.43 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.77 percent | 15.65 percent | 16.13 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Rwanda?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Rwanda was 15.65 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.37 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 percent in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Rwanda ranks 98th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).