Rwanda vs Tanzania: Potato yields
Rwanda
7.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
8.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
139th
Tanzania rank
137th
Potato yields over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 8.67 tonnes per hectare against 7.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 139th and Tanzania ranks 137th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.4305 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.6847 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 8.67 tonnes per hectare against 7.92 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.75 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 potato yields?
- Rwanda ranks 139th and Tanzania ranks 137th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.