Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Coffee bean yields
Rwanda
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
17th
Sri Lanka rank
20th
Coffee bean yields over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.16 tonnes per hectare against 1.04 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 82 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5047 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5826 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.2361 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6141 tonnes per hectare | 0.6509 tonnes per hectare | 0.0369 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.6447 tonnes per hectare | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | 0.002 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | 0.0468 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9728 tonnes per hectare | 0.0464 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee bean yields, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Rwanda, at 1.16 tonnes per hectare against 1.04 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for coffee bean yields?
- Rwanda ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 82 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.