Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0477 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda is 0.0477 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0647 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 ha per person, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0558 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0535 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0517 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0415 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0512 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0647 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0605 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0592 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0609 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0599 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0577 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.053 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.053 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0586 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0569 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0577 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0578 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0556 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0568 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0575 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0561 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0546 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0589 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0566 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0543 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0526 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0474 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0418 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0418 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0379 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.039 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0253 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 ha per person | -71.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0335 ha per person | +366.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0351 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0326 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0442 ha per person | +41.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0454 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0456 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0384 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0418 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0414 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0383 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0389 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0356 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0363 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0477 ha per person | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0467 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.046 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0452 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0467 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0467 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0478 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0463 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0477 ha per person | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0554 ha per person | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.0647 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0567 ha per person | 0.053 ha per person | 0.0599 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.054 ha per person | 0.0418 ha per person | 0.06 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0418 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.042 ha per person | 0.0383 ha per person | 0.0463 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0443 ha per person | 0.0356 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 ha per person | 0.0463 ha per person | 0.0534 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0477 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0647 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 ha per person in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.