Cereal yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cereal yields was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Rwanda is 1.78 tonnes per hectare, measured 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 yields in Rwanda peaked at 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8248 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Rwanda 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.854 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8483 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes 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 yields in Rwanda?
- Cereal yields in Rwanda was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8248 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Rwanda rank for cereal yields?
- Rwanda ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.