Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda
Rwanda: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda stood at 20.3%. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda peaked at 74.9% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 74.8% | — |
| 1966 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 65.9% | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 65.3% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 61.6% | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 59.6% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 61.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 59.1% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 49.2% | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 46.5% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 45.8% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 40.7% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 40.8% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -19.3% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | +47.5% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 20.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 20.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +47.5% | 33.7% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 65.3% | 74.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 42.4% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 37.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 31.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 23.9% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.3% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 34 Nepal 21.6% compare
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- 38 Timor-Leste 20.2% compare
- 39 Mauritania 20.0% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Rwanda was 20.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 1966.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Rwanda ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.