Rwanda vs Zambia: Millet yields
Rwanda
0.8241 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
0.8446 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
68th
Zambia rank
66th
Millet yields over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.8446 tonnes per hectare against 0.8241 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0205 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th of 89 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.585 tonnes per hectare | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | 0.0061 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | 0.0014 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.5473 tonnes per hectare | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | 0.1209 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.4939 tonnes per hectare | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8787 tonnes per hectare | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 0.1473 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | 0.8574 tonnes per hectare | 0.177 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | 0.0881 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.8446 tonnes per hectare against 0.8241 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0.0205 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for millet yields?
- Rwanda ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th of 89 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 Millet 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.