Rwanda - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Rwanda was 1,151,700 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,182,500 in 2013 and a minimum value of 485,000 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 485,000 |
| 1962 | 490,000 |
| 1963 | 495,000 |
| 1964 | 500,000 |
| 1965 | 505,000 |
| 1966 | 510,000 |
| 1967 | 515,000 |
| 1968 | 521,000 |
| 1969 | 528,000 |
| 1970 | 522,000 |
| 1971 | 560,000 |
| 1972 | 621,000 |
| 1973 | 610,000 |
| 1974 | 668,000 |
| 1975 | 686,000 |
| 1976 | 700,000 |
| 1977 | 715,000 |
| 1978 | 730,000 |
| 1979 | 745,000 |
| 1980 | 760,000 |
| 1981 | 775,000 |
| 1982 | 790,000 |
| 1983 | 805,000 |
| 1984 | 820,000 |
| 1985 | 827,000 |
| 1986 | 834,000 |
| 1987 | 842,000 |
| 1988 | 849,000 |
| 1989 | 850,000 |
| 1990 | 880,000 |
| 1991 | 880,000 |
| 1992 | 880,000 |
| 1993 | 850,000 |
| 1994 | 700,000 |
| 1995 | 700,000 |
| 1996 | 750,000 |
| 1997 | 800,000 |
| 1998 | 820,000 |
| 1999 | 866,000 |
| 2000 | 900,000 |
| 2001 | 1,000,000 |
| 2002 | 1,116,000 |
| 2003 | 1,094,000 |
| 2004 | 1,110,880 |
| 2005 | 1,082,900 |
| 2006 | 1,102,950 |
| 2007 | 1,114,880 |
| 2008 | 1,117,440 |
| 2009 | 1,118,870 |
| 2010 | 1,123,920 |
| 2011 | 1,141,440 |
| 2012 | 1,150,730 |
| 2013 | 1,182,500 |
| 2014 | 1,149,500 |
| 2015 | 1,151,700 |
| 2016 | 1,151,700 |
| 2017 | 1,151,700 |
| 2018 | 1,151,700 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Rwanda was 0.094 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.162 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.094 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.162 |
| 1962 | 0.161 |
| 1963 | 0.159 |
| 1964 | 0.158 |
| 1965 | 0.156 |
| 1966 | 0.154 |
| 1967 | 0.151 |
| 1968 | 0.148 |
| 1969 | 0.145 |
| 1970 | 0.139 |
| 1971 | 0.145 |
| 1972 | 0.156 |
| 1973 | 0.149 |
| 1974 | 0.158 |
| 1975 | 0.157 |
| 1976 | 0.155 |
| 1977 | 0.154 |
| 1978 | 0.152 |
| 1979 | 0.150 |
| 1980 | 0.147 |
| 1981 | 0.145 |
| 1982 | 0.144 |
| 1983 | 0.141 |
| 1984 | 0.139 |
| 1985 | 0.135 |
| 1986 | 0.129 |
| 1987 | 0.124 |
| 1988 | 0.120 |
| 1989 | 0.117 |
| 1990 | 0.121 |
| 1991 | 0.124 |
| 1992 | 0.131 |
| 1993 | 0.136 |
| 1994 | 0.118 |
| 1995 | 0.120 |
| 1996 | 0.125 |
| 1997 | 0.125 |
| 1998 | 0.118 |
| 1999 | 0.115 |
| 2000 | 0.113 |
| 2001 | 0.121 |
| 2002 | 0.132 |
| 2003 | 0.128 |
| 2004 | 0.128 |
| 2005 | 0.122 |
| 2006 | 0.122 |
| 2007 | 0.120 |
| 2008 | 0.117 |
| 2009 | 0.114 |
| 2010 | 0.112 |
| 2011 | 0.111 |
| 2012 | 0.109 |
| 2013 | 0.109 |
| 2014 | 0.104 |
| 2015 | 0.101 |
| 2016 | 0.099 |
| 2017 | 0.096 |
| 2018 | 0.094 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Rwanda was 46.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 47.93 in 2013, while its lowest value was 19.66 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.66 |
| 1962 | 19.86 |
| 1963 | 20.06 |
| 1964 | 20.27 |
| 1965 | 20.47 |
| 1966 | 20.67 |
| 1967 | 20.88 |
| 1968 | 21.12 |
| 1969 | 21.40 |
| 1970 | 21.16 |
| 1971 | 22.70 |
| 1972 | 25.17 |
| 1973 | 24.73 |
| 1974 | 27.08 |
| 1975 | 27.81 |
| 1976 | 28.37 |
| 1977 | 28.98 |
| 1978 | 29.59 |
| 1979 | 30.20 |
| 1980 | 30.81 |
| 1981 | 31.41 |
| 1982 | 32.02 |
| 1983 | 32.63 |
| 1984 | 33.24 |
| 1985 | 33.52 |
| 1986 | 33.81 |
| 1987 | 34.13 |
| 1988 | 34.41 |
| 1989 | 34.45 |
| 1990 | 35.67 |
| 1991 | 35.67 |
| 1992 | 35.67 |
| 1993 | 34.45 |
| 1994 | 28.37 |
| 1995 | 28.37 |
| 1996 | 30.40 |
| 1997 | 32.43 |
| 1998 | 33.24 |
| 1999 | 35.10 |
| 2000 | 36.48 |
| 2001 | 40.54 |
| 2002 | 45.24 |
| 2003 | 44.35 |
| 2004 | 45.03 |
| 2005 | 43.90 |
| 2006 | 44.71 |
| 2007 | 45.19 |
| 2008 | 45.30 |
| 2009 | 45.35 |
| 2010 | 45.56 |
| 2011 | 46.27 |
| 2012 | 46.64 |
| 2013 | 47.93 |
| 2014 | 46.60 |
| 2015 | 46.68 |
| 2016 | 46.68 |
| 2017 | 46.68 |
| 2018 | 46.68 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
