NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Kenya (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

561.05

#42

2002

556.52

#45

2001

546.14

#44

2000

547.63

#45

1999

536.47

#49

1998

537.16

#51

1997

525.47

#51

1996

525.44

#50

1995

512.86

#50

1994

500

#49

1993

498.32

#47

1992

484.44

#52

1991

470.4

#54

1990

456.33

#57

1989

442.72

#57

1988

429.1

#56

1987

436.31

#55

1986

422.18

#57

1985

408.22

#58

1984

415.34

#59

1983

401.22

#61

1982

387.45

#60

1981

374.09

#60

1980

361.21

#64

1979

350.11

#67

1978

339.44

#70

1977

329.19

#70

1976

319.3

#72

1975

309.71

#72

1974

326.03

#70

1973

316.16

#71

1972

306.67

#73

1971

297.58

#75

1970

288.91

#76

1969

280.1

#76

1968

271.72

#77

1967

263.74

#78

1966

256.09

#81

1965

248.72

#83

1964

241.36

#85

1963

234.28

#86

1962

227.47

#88

1961

220.94

#88

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.