Drained organic soils — Area in Rwanda

Rwanda: Drained organic soils — Area was 35,516 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
35,516 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 221 countries
All-time high
37,097 ha
in 1995
All-time low
35,516 ha
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Rwanda, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 36.3k ha1991: 36.3k ha1992: 36.3k ha1993: 36.3k ha1994: 36.3k ha1995: 37.1k ha1996: 37.0k ha1997: 37.0k ha1998: 37.0k ha1999: 37.0k ha2000: 37.0k ha2001: 36.9k ha2002: 36.8k ha2003: 36.8k ha2004: 36.7k ha2005: 36.8k ha2006: 36.7k ha2007: 36.9k ha2008: 36.9k ha2009: 36.8k ha2010: 36.8k ha2011: 36.8k ha2012: 36.7k ha2013: 36.7k ha2014: 36.7k ha2015: 36.7k ha2016: 36.1k ha2017: 35.9k ha2018: 35.7k ha2019: 35.7k ha2020: 35.6k ha2021: 35.5k ha2022: 35.5k ha2023: 35.5k ha2024: 35.5k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Rwanda is 35,516 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Rwanda peaked at 37,097 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 35,516 ha, in 2021.

Rwanda ranks 49th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Rwanda, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 36,255 ha —
1991 36,255 ha +0.0%
1992 36,255 ha +0.0%
1993 36,255 ha +0.0%
1994 36,255 ha +0.0%
1995 37,097 ha +2.3%
1996 37,034 ha -0.2%
1997 37,041 ha +0.0%
1998 37,034 ha -0.0%
1999 37,011 ha -0.1%
2000 37,011 ha +0.0%
2001 36,948 ha -0.2%
2002 36,796 ha -0.4%
2003 36,754 ha -0.1%
2004 36,692 ha -0.2%
2005 36,762 ha +0.2%
2006 36,741 ha -0.1%
2007 36,873 ha +0.4%
2008 36,873 ha +0.0%
2009 36,831 ha -0.1%
2010 36,790 ha -0.1%
2011 36,761 ha -0.1%
2012 36,705 ha -0.2%
2013 36,705 ha +0.0%
2014 36,691 ha -0.0%
2015 36,691 ha +0.0%
2016 36,128 ha -1.5%
2017 35,921 ha -0.6%
2018 35,749 ha -0.5%
2019 35,675 ha -0.2%
2020 35,591 ha -0.2%
2021 35,516 ha -0.2%
2022 35,516 ha +0.0%
2023 35,516 ha +0.0%
2024 35,516 ha +0.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 35,516 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 557.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,649 ha 36,255 ha 37,097 ha 10
2000s 36,828 ha 36,692 ha 37,011 ha 10
2010s 36,382 ha 35,675 ha 36,790 ha 10
2020s 35,531 ha 35,516 ha 35,591 ha 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 46 Chile 45,766 ha compare
  2. 47 Bulgaria 38,961 ha compare
  3. 48 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  4. 50 Switzerland 32,037 ha compare
  5. 51 Cameroon 30,426 ha compare
  6. 52 Sri Lanka 27,518 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Rwanda?
Drained organic soils — area in Rwanda was 35,516 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 37,097 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 35,516 ha in 2021.
How does Rwanda rank for drained organic soils — area?
Rwanda ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.