Potato yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Potato yields was 7.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 7.92 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Rwanda peaked at 23.59 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.28 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 139th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 6.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 23.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Rwanda?
- Potato yields in Rwanda was 7.92 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.59 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for potato yields?
- Rwanda ranks 139th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.