[Objective] The land use status of the Republic of Rwanda (hereinafter referred to as Rwanda) during 1992-2019 was analyzed in order to provide a reference for land use planning and sustainable use of land resources in Rwanda.[Methods] The spatial and temporal land use change characteristics of Rwanda were analyzed and their key driving factors were determined based on GIS spatial statistical analysis and geographic probes using global land cover data (ESA GlobCover) of European Space Agency from 1992-2019.[Results] ① Rwanda's land use types from 1992-2019 were dominated by agricultural and forest land. The area of urban land increased by 4.5 times, while the area of shrubland and watersheds increased by 0.28% and 2.65%, respectively. The area of agricultural land, forest land, grassland, and wetland decreased by 0.38%, 1.46%, 44.24%, and 0.27% respectively. From 1992-2000 had the largest comprehensive land use movement attitude of 0.19%. The spatial distribution of each land class showed agglomeration. ② The driving effect of each driving factors on each land class varied greatly. The explanatory power of the q-value of each driving factors acting independently was less than the interaction between the two factors.[Conclusion] Socio-economic indicators played a decisive role in land use type changes in the study area over the short term. Therefore, the long-term benefits of land use should be considered in the future to maximise the effective management of land.