Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 102,751 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Rwanda stood at 102,751 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 102,751 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,920 ha, in 1962.
Rwanda ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,140 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,920 ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 4,350 ha | +49.0% |
| 1964 | 12,248 ha | +181.6% |
| 1965 | 9,270 ha | -24.3% |
| 1966 | 6,365 ha | -31.3% |
| 1967 | 21,416 ha | +236.5% |
| 1968 | 15,098 ha | -29.5% |
| 1969 | 8,112 ha | -46.3% |
| 1970 | 9,249 ha | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 10,091 ha | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 10,561 ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 11,516 ha | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 13,779 ha | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 18,148 ha | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 19,352 ha | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 22,003 ha | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 19,345 ha | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 22,000 ha | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 25,130 ha | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 26,358 ha | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 25,902 ha | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 25,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 28,000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 32,380 ha | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 30,170 ha | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 31,180 ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 29,000 ha | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 25,500 ha | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 36,178 ha | +41.9% |
| 1991 | 35,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 50,500 ha | +44.3% |
| 1993 | 29,000 ha | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 36,000 ha | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 20,882 ha | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 17,800 ha | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 23,672 ha | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 24,903 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 26,470 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 43,006 ha | +62.5% |
| 2001 | 44,322 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 47,189 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 52,750 ha | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 55,590 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 58,131 ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 58,560 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67,238 ha | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 82,646 ha | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 88,779 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 92,911 ha | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 70,827 ha | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 52,274 ha | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 60,932 ha | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 65,241 ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 72,722 ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 72,511 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98,873 ha | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 96,250 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 90,615 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 84,390 ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 91,320 ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 99,922 ha | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 99,627 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 102,751 ha | +3.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 102,751 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 322,934 ha, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 102,751 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +236.5% | 6,365 ha | 21,416 ha |
| 1964 | +181.6% | 4,350 ha | 12,248 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,213 ha | 2,920 ha | 21,416 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,604 ha | 9,249 ha | 22,003 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,892 ha | 25,130 ha | 32,380 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,040 ha | 17,800 ha | 50,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,821 ha | 43,006 ha | 88,779 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,316 ha | 52,274 ha | 98,873 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,602 ha | 84,390 ha | 102,751 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1421 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Rwanda was 102,751 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 102,751 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,920 ha in 1962.
- How does Rwanda rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.