Peas, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 19,015 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peas, dry — area harvested in Rwanda is 19,015 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 78,755 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,000 ha, in 1993.
That places Rwanda 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,378 ha | +18.8% |
| 1963 | 48,360 ha | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 30,144 ha | -37.7% |
| 1965 | 48,215 ha | +59.9% |
| 1966 | 74,000 ha | +53.5% |
| 1967 | 64,500 ha | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 65,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 72,880 ha | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 78,755 ha | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 76,230 ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 69,155 ha | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 70,370 ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 75,258 ha | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 71,703 ha | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 71,069 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 69,354 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 64,984 ha | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 56,400 ha | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 50,600 ha | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 49,486 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 48,377 ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 42,400 ha | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 42,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 39,600 ha | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 32,800 ha | -17.2% |
| 1987 | 31,190 ha | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 30,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 50,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 45,896 ha | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 45,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 40,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 2,000 ha | -95.0% |
| 1994 | 3,800 ha | +90.0% |
| 1995 | 10,000 ha | +163.2% |
| 1996 | 14,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 33,562 ha | +139.7% |
| 1998 | 28,750 ha | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 26,796 ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 29,993 ha | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 32,125 ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 31,228 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 34,732 ha | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 32,176 ha | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 34,796 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 32,029 ha | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 36,850 ha | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 38,728 ha | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 45,487 ha | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 47,658 ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 41,934 ha | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 36,319 ha | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 37,708 ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 37,082 ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 31,853 ha | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 26,147 ha | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 19,809 ha | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 25,962 ha | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 24,772 ha | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 17,261 ha | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 19,179 ha | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 18,487 ha | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 19,314 ha | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 19,015 ha | -1.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19,015 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,591 ha, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19,015 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,457 ha, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +163.2% | 3,800 ha | 10,000 ha |
| 1997 | +139.7% | 14,000 ha | 33,562 ha |
| 1993 | -95.0% | 40,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1994 | +90.0% | 2,000 ha | 3,800 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,142 ha | 30,144 ha | 74,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 70,328 ha | 56,400 ha | 78,755 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,695 ha | 30,000 ha | 50,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,980 ha | 2,000 ha | 45,896 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,814 ha | 29,993 ha | 45,487 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,924 ha | 19,809 ha | 47,658 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,651 ha | 17,261 ha | 19,314 ha | 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 peas, dry — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Rwanda was 19,015 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78,755 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1993.
- How does Rwanda rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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, published as part of Peas, dry — 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.