Rwanda - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Rwanda was 18,117 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,790 in 1990 and a minimum value of 13,150 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 13,150
1962 13,250
1963 13,350
1964 13,450
1965 13,550
1966 13,650
1967 13,750
1968 13,830
1969 13,970
1970 14,040
1971 14,480
1972 15,080
1973 15,050
1974 15,840
1975 16,120
1976 16,390
1977 16,650
1978 16,800
1979 16,970
1980 17,150
1981 17,600
1982 17,750
1983 17,900
1984 18,080
1985 18,190
1986 18,300
1987 18,420
1988 18,530
1989 18,550
1990 18,790
1991 18,770
1992 18,370
1993 17,300
1994 14,850
1995 14,850
1996 15,450
1997 15,950
1998 16,150
1999 16,610
2000 16,700
2001 17,490
2002 18,310
2003 18,040
2004 18,159
2005 17,829
2006 18,030
2007 18,049
2008 18,074
2009 18,089
2010 18,039
2011 18,164
2012 18,157
2013 18,425
2014 18,095
2015 18,117
2016 18,117
2017 18,117
2018 18,117

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Rwanda was 73.44 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 76.17 in 1990, while its lowest value was 53.30 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 53.30
1962 53.71
1963 54.11
1964 54.52
1965 54.93
1966 55.33
1967 55.74
1968 56.06
1969 56.63
1970 56.91
1971 58.69
1972 61.13
1973 61.01
1974 64.21
1975 65.34
1976 66.44
1977 67.49
1978 68.10
1979 68.79
1980 69.52
1981 71.34
1982 71.95
1983 72.56
1984 73.29
1985 73.73
1986 74.18
1987 74.67
1988 75.11
1989 75.19
1990 76.17
1991 76.08
1992 74.46
1993 70.13
1994 60.19
1995 60.19
1996 62.63
1997 64.65
1998 65.46
1999 67.33
2000 67.69
2001 70.90
2002 74.22
2003 73.13
2004 73.61
2005 72.27
2006 73.08
2007 73.16
2008 73.26
2009 73.32
2010 73.12
2011 73.63
2012 73.60
2013 74.69
2014 73.35
2015 73.44
2016 73.44
2017 73.44
2018 73.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use