Potatoes — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Potatoes — Area harvested was 104,518 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Rwanda stood at 104,518 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 150,777 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,500 ha, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 29th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,378 ha | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 25,526 ha | +38.9% |
| 1964 | 13,321 ha | -47.8% |
| 1965 | 14,419 ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 9,500 ha | -34.1% |
| 1967 | 16,500 ha | +73.7% |
| 1968 | 17,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 17,200 ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 18,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 21,170 ha | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 18,776 ha | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 19,286 ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 20,011 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 22,676 ha | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 25,708 ha | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 26,806 ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 32,169 ha | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 29,756 ha | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 32,240 ha | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 40,668 ha | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 40,337 ha | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 36,600 ha | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 40,500 ha | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 47,200 ha | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 38,100 ha | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 37,800 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 33,000 ha | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 35,000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 42,055 ha | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 65,000 ha | +54.6% |
| 1992 | 52,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 30,000 ha | -42.3% |
| 1994 | 17,000 ha | -43.3% |
| 1995 | 20,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 35,000 ha | +75.0% |
| 1997 | 42,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 28,264 ha | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 29,770 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 108,983 ha | +266.1% |
| 2001 | 117,403 ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 124,972 ha | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 133,954 ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 133,418 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 135,622 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 139,043 ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 124,621 ha | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 127,226 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 126,167 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 150,777 ha | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 130,000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 120,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 95,000 ha | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 68,208 ha | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 78,214 ha | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 106,236 ha | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 93,991 ha | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 119,220 ha | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 107,590 ha | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 104,494 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 113,458 ha | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 119,744 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 114,339 ha | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 104,518 ha | -8.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 104,518 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 41,532 ha, 2.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 104,518 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,152 ha, 7.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +266.1% | 29,770 ha | 108,983 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,849 ha | 9,500 ha | 25,526 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,436 ha | 18,000 ha | 32,169 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,144 ha | 32,240 ha | 47,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,109 ha | 17,000 ha | 65,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,141 ha | 108,983 ha | 139,043 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,924 ha | 68,208 ha | 150,777 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,311 ha | 104,494 ha | 119,744 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 26 Kazakhstan 120,225 ha compare
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- 28 Cabo Verde 195 ha compare
- 28 Colombia 109,791 ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 0 ha compare
- 30 Belgium 100,470 ha compare
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 95,347 ha compare
- 32 Malawi 75,977 ha 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 in Rwanda?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Rwanda was 104,518 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 150,777 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,500 ha in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 29th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 Potatoes — 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.