Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.78 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 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 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.