Coffee bean yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Coffee bean yields was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.16 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
17th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.2678 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee bean 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 coffee bean yields in Rwanda is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 288.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Rwanda peaked at 1.65 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2678 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Rwanda ranks 17th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5817 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2678 tonnes per hectare | -54.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4574 tonnes per hectare | +70.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5347 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5678 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5607 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5337 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.595 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6029 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3941 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5244 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4904 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6257 tonnes per hectare | +27.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6478 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6788 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5947 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5959 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6044 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8981 tonnes per hectare | +48.6% |
| 1984 | 0.964 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8692 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7945 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6305 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.614 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6058 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5191 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6114 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6741 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6794 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7064 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6938 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6903 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6902 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6277 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7227 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4606 tonnes per hectare | -36.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4831 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5686 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5838 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4788 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3526 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2976 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | +106.4% |
| 2016 | 0.824 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +53.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +179.5% |
| 2024 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6909 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.16 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +179.5% | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | +106.4% | 0.2976 tonnes per hectare | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5047 tonnes per hectare | 0.2678 tonnes per hectare | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5826 tonnes per hectare | 0.3941 tonnes per hectare | 0.6788 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6141 tonnes per hectare | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6447 tonnes per hectare | 0.4606 tonnes per hectare | 0.7227 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | 0.2976 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 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 coffee bean yields in Rwanda?
- Coffee bean yields in Rwanda was 1.16 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2678 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Rwanda rank for coffee bean yields?
- Rwanda ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.4%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.