Botswana vs Rwanda: Wheat yields
Botswana
1.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
114th
Rwanda rank
111th
Wheat 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 wheat 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 wheat 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 wheat 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.