Rwanda vs Tanzania: Cereal yields
Rwanda
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
133rd
Tanzania rank
131st
Cereal yields over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.87 tonnes per hectare against 1.78 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 133rd and Tanzania ranks 131st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.7649 tonnes per hectare | 0.4082 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8849 tonnes per hectare | 0.1883 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.0638 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.253 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2884 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.057 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.2816 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.87 tonnes per hectare against 1.78 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for cereal yields?
- Rwanda ranks 133rd and Tanzania ranks 131st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.