How does Rwanda rank for land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp?

Rwanda ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda

Name: Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Rwanda: Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

100th

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP for land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Rwanda 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1963	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1964	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1965	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1966	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1967	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1968	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1969	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1970	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1971	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1972	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1973	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1974	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1975	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-46.1%
1976	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1977	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1978	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1979	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1980	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1981	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1982	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1983	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1984	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1985	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1986	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1987	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1988	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1989	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1990	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1991	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
1992	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1993	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1994	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+161.6%
1995	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-41.7%
1996	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1997	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-25.3%
1998	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1999	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2000	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2001	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2002	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2003	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2004	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2005	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2006	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2007	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
2008	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
2009	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2010	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2011	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2012	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2013	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2014	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2015	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2016	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2017	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2018	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2019	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2020	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2021	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2022	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2023	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.2%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1994	+161.6%	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
1991	+33.4%	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
1975	-46.1%	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
98 Saudi Arabia 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
99 Montenegro 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
101 Palau 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
102 Iraq 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
103 Cape Verde 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp in Rwanda?: Land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp in Rwanda was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Rwanda rank for land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp?: Rwanda ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in square kilometers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in square kilometers ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP
Unit: sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 10,904 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in square kilometers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.