Pea yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pea yields was 0.6425 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6425 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
90th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9251 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
All-time low
0.2385 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea 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, pea yields in Rwanda stood at 0.6425 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Rwanda peaked at 0.9251 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2385 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 90th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6841 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 0.8047 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9251 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8363 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6742 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8008 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8019 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7756 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6826 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6889 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7256 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6321 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4635 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6742 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6143 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.627 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 1989 | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2385 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2444 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3158 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3107 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2978 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5115 tonnes per hectare | +68.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5072 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5132 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5095 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5209 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5418 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5508 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5334 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7431 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7973 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8086 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7312 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7393 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5468 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.643 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5711 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6217 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8152 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7608 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6274 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6425 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.6425 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8784 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.6425 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +68.9% | 0.3028 tonnes per hectare | 0.5115 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7956 tonnes per hectare | 0.6841 tonnes per hectare | 0.9251 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7847 tonnes per hectare | 0.6742 tonnes per hectare | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5883 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2853 tonnes per hectare | 0.2385 tonnes per hectare | 0.3182 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5491 tonnes per hectare | 0.5072 tonnes per hectare | 0.7431 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6618 tonnes per hectare | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | 0.8086 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7309 tonnes per hectare | 0.6274 tonnes per hectare | 0.8152 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 pea yields in Rwanda?
- Pea yields in Rwanda was 0.6425 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 pea yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9251 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2385 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for pea yields?
- Rwanda ranks 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.