Barley yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Barley yields was 0.8649 tonnes per hectare in 1969. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Rwanda, 1961–1969
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Rwanda is 0.8649 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1969.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Rwanda peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.849 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Rwanda ranks 101st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Rwanda?
- Barley yields in Rwanda was 0.8649 tonnes per hectare in 1969, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.849 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Rwanda rank for barley yields?
- Rwanda ranks 101st out of 104 countries with data for 1969.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.