Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda

Rwanda: Breakdown of habitable land area was 150,090 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
150,090 hectares
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
80th
of 235 countries
All-time high
150,090 hectares
in 2019
All-time low
149,260 hectares
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda, 2015–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2015201720192015: 149.3k hectares2016: 149.6k hectares2017: 149.6k hectares2018: 149.6k hectares2019: 150.1k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 150,090 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.

Rwanda ranks 80th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 77 Congo 161,940 hectares compare
  2. 78 Chad 158,500 hectares compare
  3. 79 Tajikistan 151,720 hectares compare
  4. 81 Greece 141,880 hectares compare
  5. 82 Gabon 135,170 hectares compare
  6. 83 Switzerland 133,910 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda?
Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda was 150,090 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 150,090 hectares in 2019.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 149,260 hectares in 2015.
How does Rwanda rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
Rwanda ranks 80th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.