What is the difference in crop yields between Botswana and Rwanda?

0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?

55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Rwanda: Crop yields

Botswana

1.14 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Rwanda

1.27 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Botswana rank

114th

Rwanda rank

111th

Crop yields over time

Botswana
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.27 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.43 tonnes per hectare	0.7704 tonnes per hectare	1.66 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1970s	2.11 tonnes per hectare	0.8219 tonnes per hectare	1.29 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1980s	2 tonnes per hectare	0.925 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
1990s	1.99 tonnes per hectare	0.9322 tonnes per hectare	1.05 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
2000s	1.24 tonnes per hectare	0.7916 tonnes per hectare	0.4478 tonnes per hectare	Botswana
2010s	0.97 tonnes per hectare	1.14 tonnes per hectare	0.1738 tonnes per hectare	Rwanda
2020s	1.44 tonnes per hectare	1.15 tonnes per hectare	0.29 tonnes per hectare	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Botswana or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.27 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Botswana and Rwanda?: 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for crop yields?: Botswana ranks 114th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 126 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Crop yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.