Corn yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
125th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.7018 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Rwanda is 1.83 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Rwanda peaked at 2.35 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7018 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 125th of 171 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.
Corn yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7483 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +57.1% |
| 1963 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +70.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8826 tonnes per hectare | -55.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +115.3% |
| 1966 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -47.4% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9907 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +42.0% |
| 1994 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -33.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8231 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7671 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8763 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7672 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8531 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7201 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 2010 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +115.3% | 0.8826 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | +70.1% | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +69.4% | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7483 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9907 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | 0.7018 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 corn yields in Rwanda?
- Corn yields in Rwanda was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7018 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for corn yields?
- Rwanda ranks 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.