Cotton yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Cotton yields was 0.5489 tonnes per hectare in 1977. ▼ Falling
Cotton yields in Rwanda, 1961–1977
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 cotton yields in Rwanda is 0.5489 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1977.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Rwanda peaked at 0.9933 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.4592 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
Rwanda ranks 86th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | 0.4618 tonnes per hectare | 0.9933 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | 0.4592 tonnes per hectare | 0.9269 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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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 cotton yields in Rwanda?
- Cotton yields in Rwanda was 0.5489 tonnes per hectare in 1977, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9933 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4592 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Rwanda rank for cotton yields?
- Rwanda ranks 86th out of 100 countries with data for 1977.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cotton 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.