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Rwanda: Arable land (hectares)

1.16Mhectares · 2024-9.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Rwanda from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
20241,162,418
20231,121,000
20221,170,607
20211,209,361
20201,214,600
20191,192,000
20181,235,000
20171,289,000
20161,288,000
20151,288,000
20141,287,000
20131,261,000
20121,235,000
20111,210,000
20101,184,000
20091,158,000
20081,132,000
20071,130,000
20061,127,000
20051,124,000
20041,121,000
20031,119,000
20021,116,000
20011,100,000
20001,000,000
1999866,000
1998820,000
1997800,000
1996750,000
1995700,000
1994700,000
1993850,000
1992880,000
1991880,000
1990880,000
1989850,000
1988849,000
1987842,000
1986834,000
1985827,000
1984820,000
1983805,000
1982790,000
1981775,000
1980760,000
1979745,000
1978730,000
1977715,000
1976700,000
1975686,000
1974668,000
1973610,000
1972621,000
1971560,000
1970522,000
1969528,000
1968521,000
1967515,000
1966510,000
1965505,000
1964500,000
1963495,000
1962490,000
1961485,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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