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.

Coffee bean yields in Rwanda

Name: Coffee bean yields in Rwanda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

Countries ranked near Rwanda

14 Honduras 1.21 tonnes per hectare compare
15 Belize 1.18 tonnes per hectare compare
16 Saudi Arabia 1.17 tonnes per hectare compare
18 Zambia 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
19 Papua New Guinea 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
20 Sri Lanka 1.04 tonnes per hectare compare

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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)

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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

Indicator: Coffee bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 82 places, 4,908 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.