Oranges — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Oranges — Area harvested was 1,686 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oranges — Area harvested in Rwanda, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Rwanda stood at 1,686 ha.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 2,700 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 670 ha, in 2005.
That places Rwanda 70th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 670 ha | — |
| 2006 | 800 ha | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 930 ha | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 1,255 ha | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 2,600 ha | +107.2% |
| 2010 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,356 ha | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 2,060 ha | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,995 ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,852 ha | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1,500 ha | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1,782 ha | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 1,676 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,653 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1,704 ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,677 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,678 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,686 ha | +0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1,686 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,476 ha, 38% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1,686 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,452 ha, 31% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +107.2% | 1,255 ha | 2,600 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,251 ha | 670 ha | 2,600 ha | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,122 ha | 1,500 ha | 2,700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,680 ha | 1,653 ha | 1,704 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 67 Ethiopia PDR 2,051 ha
- 68 Bhutan 1,888 ha compare
- 69 Philippines 1,762 ha compare
- 71 Yugoslav SFR 1,545 ha
- 72 Somalia 1,509 ha compare
- 73 Guatemala 1,438 ha compare
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 oranges — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Oranges — area harvested in Rwanda was 1,686 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 670 ha in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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, published as part of Oranges — 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.