Cereal yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cereal yields was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
133rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.8248 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.854 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +59.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9951 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9511 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +52.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9726 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8483 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.913 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9419 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9593 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.78 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 186 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.