Corn yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 124th of 170 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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
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 124th out of 170 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.