Rwanda vs Tanzania: Crop yields
Rwanda
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
110th
Tanzania rank
108th
Crop yields over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 108th of 125 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.2777 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.5189 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.6873 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.9322 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.5114 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.8931 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.1565 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.0879 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.11 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 crop yields?
- Rwanda ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 108th of 125 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.