Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.78 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
131st
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.13 kg per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.8248 kg per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.78 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda peaked at 2.13 kg per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8248 kg per hectare, in 1999.
Rwanda ranks 131st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.854 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +59.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.36 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -26.4% |
| 1967 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9586 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9951 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.05 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.936 kg per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 1.11 kg per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.07 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.23 kg per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.15 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9511 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +52.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kg per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9726 kg per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8248 kg per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8483 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.913 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.03 kg per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9419 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9593 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.27 kg per hectare | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 kg per hectare | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 1.97 kg per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.09 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.11 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 kg per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 1.43 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.45 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.39 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.51 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.61 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.78 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.78 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.78 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +59.1% | 0.854 kg per hectare | 1.36 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.854 kg per hectare | 1.45 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 kg per hectare | 0.936 kg per hectare | 1.12 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 1.28 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.8248 kg per hectare | 1.45 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.8483 kg per hectare | 1.73 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 kg per hectare | 1.39 kg per hectare | 2.13 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 kg per hectare | 1.47 kg per hectare | 1.78 kg per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Rwanda was 1.78 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 kg per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8248 kg per hectare in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.