Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -8.59 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded -8.59 % change on previous year for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 90.3% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 266.08 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -47.81 % change on previous year, in 1964.
Rwanda ranks 142nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -4.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 38.89 % change on previous year | -914.2% |
| 1964 | -47.81 % change on previous year | -222.9% |
| 1965 | 8.24 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 1966 | -34.11 % change on previous year | -513.9% |
| 1967 | 73.68 % change on previous year | -316.0% |
| 1968 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
| 1969 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1970 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -371.3% |
| 1971 | 17.61 % change on previous year | +278.6% |
| 1972 | -11.31 % change on previous year | -164.2% |
| 1973 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1974 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 13.32 % change on previous year | +254.3% |
| 1976 | 13.37 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -68.1% |
| 1978 | 20.01 % change on previous year | +368.4% |
| 1979 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 1980 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -211.3% |
| 1981 | 26.14 % change on previous year | +213.1% |
| 1982 | -0.8139 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 1983 | -9.26 % change on previous year | +1038.3% |
| 1984 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 1985 | 16.54 % change on previous year | +55.3% |
| 1986 | -19.28 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 1987 | -0.7874 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1988 | -12.7 % change on previous year | +1512.7% |
| 1989 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1990 | 20.16 % change on previous year | +232.6% |
| 1991 | 54.56 % change on previous year | +170.7% |
| 1992 | -20 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 1993 | -42.31 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 1994 | -43.33 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.65 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 1996 | 75 % change on previous year | +325.0% |
| 1997 | 20 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1998 | -32.7 % change on previous year | -263.5% |
| 1999 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 2000 | 266.08 % change on previous year | +4893.7% |
| 2001 | 7.73 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2002 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 7.19 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2004 | -0.4001 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2005 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -512.8% |
| 2006 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 2007 | -10.37 % change on previous year | -511.2% |
| 2008 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2009 | -0.8324 % change on previous year | -139.8% |
| 2010 | 19.51 % change on previous year | -2443.4% |
| 2011 | -13.78 % change on previous year | -170.6% |
| 2012 | -7.69 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2013 | -20.83 % change on previous year | +170.8% |
| 2014 | -28.2 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -152.0% |
| 2016 | 35.83 % change on previous year | +144.2% |
| 2017 | -11.53 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 2018 | 26.84 % change on previous year | -332.9% |
| 2019 | -9.76 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 2020 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2021 | 8.58 % change on previous year | -398.1% |
| 2022 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2023 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -181.5% |
| 2024 | -8.59 % change on previous year | +90.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 | +4893.7% | 5.33 % change on previous year | 266.08 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +2443.4% | -0.8324 % change on previous year | 19.51 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -1512.7% | -0.7874 % change on previous year | -12.7 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.81 % change on previous year | -47.81 % change on previous year | 73.68 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.09 % change on previous year | -11.31 % change on previous year | 20.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 % change on previous year | -19.28 % change on previous year | 26.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.43 % change on previous year | -43.33 % change on previous year | 75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.21 % change on previous year | -10.37 % change on previous year | 266.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5056 % change on previous year | -28.2 % change on previous year | 35.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3724 % change on previous year | -8.59 % change on previous year | 8.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 139 Azerbaijan -8.09 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan -8.39 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Cuba -8.43 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Estonia -8.75 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -9.6 % change on previous year compare
- 145 El Salvador -10.53 % change on previous year 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 potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda?
- Potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Rwanda was -8.59 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 266.08 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.81 % change on previous year in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.