Papayas — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Papayas — Area harvested was 15 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Rwanda stood at 15 ha. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.1% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 503 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15 ha, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 58th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Papayas — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 ha | — |
| 2001 | 45 ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 60 ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 90 ha | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 120 ha | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 145 ha | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 175 ha | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 200 ha | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 223 ha | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 250 ha | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 239 ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 251 ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 260 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 244 ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 229 ha | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 210 ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 172 ha | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 503 ha | +192.4% |
| 2018 | 63 ha | -87.5% |
| 2019 | 171 ha | +171.4% |
| 2020 | 107 ha | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 27 ha | -74.8% |
| 2022 | 57 ha | +111.1% |
| 2023 | 32 ha | -43.9% |
| 2024 | 15 ha | -53.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 15 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,329 ha, 0% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 15 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,659 ha, 1% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133.8 ha | 30 ha | 250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.2 ha | 63 ha | 503 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6 ha | 15 ha | 107 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 papayas — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Papayas — area harvested in Rwanda was 15 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 503 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 ha in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. 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 Papayas — 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.