Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 546,634 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Rwanda is 546,634 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 546,634 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96,643 ha, in 1963.
That places Rwanda 93rd out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 156,078 ha | — |
| 1962 | 177,538 ha | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 96,643 ha | -45.6% |
| 1964 | 125,565 ha | +29.9% |
| 1965 | 122,197 ha | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 182,777 ha | +49.6% |
| 1967 | 189,575 ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 174,838 ha | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 171,526 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 200,340 ha | +16.8% |
| 1971 | 188,410 ha | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 188,298 ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 194,685 ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 204,573 ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 204,120 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 213,264 ha | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 226,108 ha | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 240,745 ha | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 234,282 ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 224,918 ha | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 259,000 ha | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 263,465 ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 268,100 ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 278,248 ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 274,494 ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 239,046 ha | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 227,840 ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 239,754 ha | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 226,488 ha | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 254,072 ha | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 275,375 ha | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 252,015 ha | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 161,473 ha | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 126,440 ha | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 124,965 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 145,237 ha | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 197,883 ha | +36.2% |
| 1998 | 199,695 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 217,025 ha | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 282,557 ha | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 311,824 ha | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 299,934 ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 316,039 ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 332,474 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 349,211 ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 325,616 ha | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 351,023 ha | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 320,639 ha | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 321,532 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 344,166 ha | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 371,125 ha | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 382,463 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 437,821 ha | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 413,530 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 428,935 ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 457,999 ha | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 494,278 ha | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 493,566 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 507,279 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 510,255 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 533,146 ha | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 534,338 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 527,326 ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 546,634 ha | +3.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 546,634 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.51 million ha, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 546,634 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -45.6% | 177,538 ha | 96,643 ha |
| 1966 | +49.6% | 122,197 ha | 182,777 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155,193 ha | 96,643 ha | 189,575 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 209,482 ha | 188,298 ha | 240,745 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 250,135 ha | 224,918 ha | 278,248 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,418 ha | 124,965 ha | 275,375 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,085 ha | 282,557 ha | 351,023 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,116 ha | 344,166 ha | 507,279 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,340 ha | 510,255 ha | 546,634 ha | 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Rwanda was 546,634 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 546,634 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,643 ha in 1963.
- How does Rwanda rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.