Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.024 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda stood at 0.024 ha per person.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0264 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per person, in 1963.
That places Rwanda 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0122 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0184 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 ha per person | -93.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 ha per person | +512.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0068 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0139 ha per person | +105.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0114 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0134 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0127 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.014 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0143 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.015 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0139 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0121 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.012 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 ha per person | -39.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 ha per person | +49.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0088 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.012 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.013 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0148 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0211 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0199 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0225 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.022 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.024 ha per person | +5.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.024 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.024 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +512.9% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person |
| 1966 | +105.3% | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person |
| 1963 | -93.6% | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.023 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 0.024 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda was 0.024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0264 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Rwanda rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.