Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 51,880 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 51,880 ha for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 51,880 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,000 ha, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8,300 ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 8,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,830 ha | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 9,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11,300 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 11,600 ha | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 12,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12,300 ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 12,400 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,200 ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 13,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 13,350 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 13,550 ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 13,710 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13,900 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 14,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 12,000 ha | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 14,109 ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 16,000 ha | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 20,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 30,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 41,000 ha | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 42,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 42,904 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 42,164 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 42,449 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 42,706 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43,567 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44,129 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 44,673 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45,205 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 45,727 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 46,000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47,256 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 48,267 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48,875 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 49,519 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50,154 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 50,752 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 51,342 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51,852 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51,827 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51,716 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 51,809 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 51,880 ha | +0.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 51,880 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,326 ha, 12.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 51,880 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,749 ha, 3.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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 | +36.7% | 30,000 ha | 41,000 ha |
| 1997 | +25.0% | 16,000 ha | 20,000 ha |
| 1999 | +25.0% | 24,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,444 ha | 7,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,543 ha | 8,300 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,545 ha | 11,300 ha | 13,350 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,137 ha | 12,000 ha | 30,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,859 ha | 41,000 ha | 44,673 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,310 ha | 45,205 ha | 51,342 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,817 ha | 51,716 ha | 51,880 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 7 Bangladesh 61,100 ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,781 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 53,946 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 6,806 ha compare
- 9 Ukraine 51,900 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,612 ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 3,926 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,201 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 40,599 ha compare
- 12 Cuba 31,952 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,804 ha compare
- 13 Mexico 27,531 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 2,249 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Rwanda was 51,880 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 51,880 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.