Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested was 30,663 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Rwanda is 30,663 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 45,512 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,300 ha, in 1962.
That places Rwanda 44th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,380 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,300 ha | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 3,850 ha | +67.4% |
| 1964 | 11,648 ha | +202.5% |
| 1965 | 8,551 ha | -26.6% |
| 1966 | 6,000 ha | -29.8% |
| 1967 | 21,000 ha | +250.0% |
| 1968 | 14,800 ha | -29.5% |
| 1969 | 7,225 ha | -51.2% |
| 1970 | 7,632 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 8,534 ha | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 8,897 ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 9,476 ha | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 11,553 ha | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 14,500 ha | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 14,517 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15,813 ha | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 15,673 ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 16,800 ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 17,430 ha | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 18,974 ha | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 18,765 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 18,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 20,500 ha | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 22,600 ha | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 22,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 21,800 ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 20,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 16,400 ha | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 9,311 ha | -43.2% |
| 1991 | 10,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 8,500 ha | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 11,000 ha | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 28,000 ha | +154.5% |
| 1995 | 13,000 ha | -53.6% |
| 1996 | 11,000 ha | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 9,916 ha | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 7,045 ha | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 7,397 ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 13,463 ha | +82.0% |
| 2001 | 14,767 ha | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 15,900 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 16,803 ha | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 18,883 ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 16,011 ha | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 16,196 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 17,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 20,898 ha | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 23,048 ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 20,558 ha | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 22,846 ha | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 20,638 ha | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 24,160 ha | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 27,513 ha | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 26,712 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 26,065 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 45,512 ha | +74.6% |
| 2018 | 41,457 ha | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 43,920 ha | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 35,901 ha | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 37,512 ha | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 34,663 ha | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 28,936 ha | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 30,663 ha | +6.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 30,663 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 130,659 ha, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 30,663 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,211 ha, 29% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +250.0% | 6,000 ha | 21,000 ha |
| 1964 | +202.5% | 3,850 ha | 11,648 ha |
| 1994 | +154.5% | 11,000 ha | 28,000 ha |
| 2000 | +82.0% | 7,397 ha | 13,463 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,639 ha | 2,300 ha | 21,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,340 ha | 7,632 ha | 16,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,707 ha | 16,400 ha | 22,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,517 ha | 7,045 ha | 28,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,297 ha | 13,463 ha | 23,048 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,938 ha | 20,558 ha | 45,512 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,535 ha | 28,936 ha | 37,512 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 41 Mexico 40,071 ha compare
- 42 Bangladesh 39,081 ha compare
- 43 Gabon 31,423 ha compare
- 45 Philippines 27,530 ha compare
- 46 China, Taiwan Province of 19,000 ha compare
- 47 Burundi 18,816 ha compare
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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested in Rwanda was 30,663 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 45,512 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 ha in 1962.
- How does Rwanda rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 44th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.