Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 226,714 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Rwanda stood at 226,714 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 560,319 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 88,000 ha, in 1963.
Rwanda ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 147,000 ha | +48.5% |
| 1963 | 88,000 ha | -40.1% |
| 1964 | 94,285 ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 100,185 ha | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 121,000 ha | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 130,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 134,500 ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 136,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 150,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 152,660 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 152,778 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 156,050 ha | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 181,078 ha | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 190,358 ha | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 200,261 ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 208,187 ha | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 202,053 ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 198,100 ha | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 224,600 ha | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 242,800 ha | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 248,900 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 247,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 253,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 262,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 249,595 ha | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 213,300 ha | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 328,900 ha | +54.2% |
| 1989 | 417,200 ha | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 409,392 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 489,775 ha | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 560,319 ha | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 340,568 ha | -39.2% |
| 1994 | 239,497 ha | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 319,854 ha | +33.6% |
| 1996 | 335,093 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 360,169 ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 416,216 ha | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 421,353 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 375,964 ha | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 379,929 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 376,647 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 378,644 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 382,876 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 382,184 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 388,292 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 402,805 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 394,970 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 371,617 ha | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 360,970 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 371,885 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 374,492 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 253,724 ha | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 199,645 ha | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 193,735 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 179,272 ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 162,447 ha | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 146,681 ha | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 180,246 ha | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 199,684 ha | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 208,160 ha | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 212,182 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 217,401 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 226,714 ha | +4.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 226,714 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 127,290 ha, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 226,714 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,574 ha, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +54.2% | 213,300 ha | 328,900 ha |
| 1962 | +48.5% | 99,000 ha | 147,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116,719 ha | 88,000 ha | 147,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 179,162 ha | 150,100 ha | 208,187 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 268,780 ha | 213,300 ha | 417,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 389,224 ha | 239,497 ha | 560,319 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,393 ha | 371,617 ha | 402,805 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,310 ha | 146,681 ha | 374,492 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,828 ha | 199,684 ha | 226,714 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 fruit primary — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Rwanda was 226,714 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 560,319 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,000 ha in 1963.
- How does Rwanda rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Fruit 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.