Millet yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Millet yields was 0.8241 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8241 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
68th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.1667 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet yields in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, millet yields in Rwanda stood at 0.8241 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 126.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Rwanda peaked at 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1667 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 68th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.706 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5731 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5665 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6905 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7063 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5088 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5663 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6016 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6104 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4893 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5823 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6781 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6659 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5172 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5255 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | -66.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2524 tonnes per hectare | +51.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3891 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 0.461 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5319 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6026 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7921 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7953 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -72.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6418 tonnes per hectare | +76.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7702 tonnes per hectare | +111.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7549 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8241 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.8241 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.8241 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +111.8% | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 0.7702 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.585 tonnes per hectare | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.706 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | 0.5088 tonnes per hectare | 0.7063 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5473 tonnes per hectare | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | 0.6781 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4939 tonnes per hectare | 0.1667 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8787 tonnes per hectare | 0.7921 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | 0.8241 tonnes per hectare | 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 millet yields in Rwanda?
- Millet yields in Rwanda was 0.8241 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for millet yields?
- Rwanda ranks 68th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.