Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 122.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Rwanda is 122.66, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Rwanda peaked at 257.9 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 74.16, in 1965.
That places Rwanda 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 181.95 | — |
| 1962 | 257.9 | +41.7% |
| 1963 | 161.67 | -37.3% |
| 1964 | 89.63 | -44.6% |
| 1965 | 74.16 | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 91.3 | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 124.15 | +36.0% |
| 1968 | 122.76 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 105.01 | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 129.72 | +23.5% |
| 1971 | 121.73 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 122.57 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 122.53 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 171.13 | +39.7% |
| 1975 | 183.1 | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 182.98 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 179.71 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 191.98 | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 209.08 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 203.45 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 216.69 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 224.83 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 195.47 | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 166.25 | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 193.92 | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 170.96 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 165.86 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 152.4 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 134.29 | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 138.66 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 166.15 | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 171.76 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 156.24 | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 136.12 | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 121.34 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 123.89 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 119.6 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 116.24 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 132.4 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 157.27 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 174.51 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 192.41 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 126.45 | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 128.84 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 122.33 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 104.5 | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 110.13 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 105.36 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 99.85 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 101.83 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 99.96 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 116.09 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 121.89 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 103.53 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 100.03 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 96.44 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 110.59 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 118.85 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 122.12 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 122.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 124.43 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 125.76 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 117.62 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 122.66 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.28 | 74.16 | 257.9 | 9 |
| 1970s | 161.45 | 121.73 | 209.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 182.41 | 134.29 | 224.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.24 | 116.24 | 171.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.17 | 99.85 | 192.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.13 | 96.44 | 122.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.51 | 117.62 | 125.76 | 5 |
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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 sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Rwanda?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Rwanda was 122.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 257.9 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.16 in 1965.
- How does Rwanda rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Rwanda ranks 19th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number 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, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.