Sorghum yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sorghum yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.21 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
70th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.51 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
All-time low
0.685 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yields in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Rwanda is 1.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Rwanda peaked at 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.685 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Rwanda ranks 70th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8959 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +67.4% |
| 1963 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9012 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9881 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9257 tonnes per hectare | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7507 tonnes per hectare | -41.4% |
| 1993 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.685 tonnes per hectare | -46.5% |
| 1995 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +68.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8322 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9486 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9544 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9134 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.968 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9881 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9863 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.21 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +70.6% | 0.7507 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +68.2% | 0.685 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +67.4% | 0.8959 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.8959 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9012 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9257 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.685 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.8904 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.968 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Rwanda?
- Sorghum yields in Rwanda was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.685 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for sorghum yields?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.