Rwanda's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Rwanda's land area is 9,525 sq mi, and the total size is 10,169 sq mi, with inland water included. Rwanda rankes 145/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries.
76.3% of its territory is agricultural land.
Rwanda has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area.
11.3% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.007% of the world's forests.

Rwanda total size and land area

	Rwanda	Rank
Total surface area	10,169 sq mi	145/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.005%	N/A
Land area	9,525 sq mi	146/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	N/A
Population	14,256,567	77/197
Population density	1,563 ppl/mi²	13/197

Rwanda's True Size on the Map

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Rwanda's area by type

	Rwanda	Rank
Forest area	1,077 sq mi	151/196
Forest area as share of land	11.3%	148/196
World's forests share	0.007%	N/A
Agricultural land	7,271 sq mi	120/194
Agricultural land share	76.3%	9/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	N/A
Arable land	4,475 sq mi	101/191
Arable land share	47%	8/191
Permanent cropland	1,305 sq mi	65/192
Permanent cropland share	13.7%	15/192
Water area	644 sq mi	100/197
Water as share of total area	6.33%	25/197
Roads length	2,920 mi	131/176
Land borders length	578 mi	124/197
Coastline length	0 mi	185/197

Rwanda's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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