Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Breakdown of habitable land area was 150,090 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda, 2015–2019
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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 149,260 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 149,590 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 149,630 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 149,560 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 150,090 hectares | +0.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 150,090 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 150,090 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
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
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.