Millet yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Millet yields was 0.8241 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 88 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.
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 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 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 88 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.