Urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Urban area long term, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Rwanda 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Rwanda was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Rwanda rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.