In 2021, arable land as a share of land area for Rwanda was 51.4 %. Arable land as a share of land area of Rwanda increased from 25.2 % in 1972 to 51.4 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 1.56%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.4 | 4.43% |
| 2020 | 49.2 | 1.90% |
| 2019 | 48.3 | -3.48% |
| 2018 | 50.1 | -4.19% |
| 2017 | 52.2 | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 52.2 | 0.00% |
| 2015 | 52.2 | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 52.2 | 2.06% |
| 2013 | 51.1 | 2.11% |
| 2012 | 50.1 | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 49.0 | 2.20% |
| 2010 | 48.0 |