Rwanda vs Yemen: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Rwanda
546,634 hectares
in 2024
Yemen
547,681 hectares
in 2024
Rwanda rank
99th
Yemen rank
98th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 547,681 hectares against 546,634 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 1,047 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Rwanda ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155,193 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Yemen |
| 1970s | 209,482 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 860,307 hectares | Yemen |
| 1980s | 250,135 hectares | 869,752 hectares | 619,616 hectares | Yemen |
| 1990s | 195,418 hectares | 725,460 hectares | 530,042 hectares | Yemen |
| 2000s | 321,085 hectares | 719,368 hectares | 398,283 hectares | Yemen |
| 2010s | 433,116 hectares | 681,490 hectares | 248,374 hectares | Yemen |
| 2020s | 530,340 hectares | 525,127 hectares | 5,213 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 547,681 hectares against 546,634 hectares in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 1,047 hectares, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Rwanda ranks 99th and Yemen ranks 98th 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.