Kenya vs Rwanda: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
1.76 kg per hectare
in 2023
Rwanda
1.78 kg per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
133rd
Rwanda rank
131st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.78 kg per hectare against 1.76 kg per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 131st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kg per hectare | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.0501 kg per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.37 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 0.2984 kg per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.63 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.4479 kg per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.59 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.4851 kg per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.56 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.46 kg per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.61 kg per hectare | 1.69 kg per hectare | 0.0743 kg per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.65 kg per hectare | 1.53 kg per hectare | 0.1229 kg per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.78 kg per hectare against 1.76 kg per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.02 kg per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 133rd and Rwanda ranks 131st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.