Economically active population in agriculture in Rwanda
Rwanda: Economically active population in agriculture was 4.62 million number in 2012. β² Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Rwanda, 1980β2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 4.62 million number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Rwanda peaked at 4.62 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.16 million number, in 1980.
That places Rwanda 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.48 million number | 2.16 million number | 2.84 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 million number | 2.18 million number | 3.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 million number | 3.24 million number | 4.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million number | 4.36 million number | 4.62 million number | 3 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 20.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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 economically active population in agriculture in Rwanda?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Rwanda was 4.62 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 million number in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Rwanda ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.