Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 6.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Rwanda, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Rwanda stood at 6.54 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 248.8% on the previous year and up 150.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Rwanda peaked at 45.35 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -43.27 % change on previous year, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 22nd out of 127 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.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 45.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -35.88 % change on previous year | -179.1% |
| 1964 | -43.27 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1965 | -15.06 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1966 | 26.65 % change on previous year | -276.9% |
| 1967 | 40.14 % change on previous year | +50.6% |
| 1968 | 2 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1969 | -11.78 % change on previous year | -689.3% |
| 1970 | 27.34 % change on previous year | -332.2% |
| 1971 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1972 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -208.9% |
| 1973 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1974 | 43.82 % change on previous year | +1398.9% |
| 1975 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1976 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 1977 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1978 | 10.04 % change on previous year | +767.5% |
| 1979 | 12.25 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3754 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1981 | 9.97 % change on previous year | +2555.2% |
| 1982 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1983 | -10.11 % change on previous year | -240.0% |
| 1984 | -12.04 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 20.65 % change on previous year | -271.5% |
| 1986 | -8.85 % change on previous year | -142.8% |
| 1987 | 0.252 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1988 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -2141.1% |
| 1989 | -9.14 % change on previous year | +77.7% |
| 1990 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -165.6% |
| 1991 | 22.29 % change on previous year | +271.9% |
| 1992 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1993 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
| 1994 | -25.86 % change on previous year | +369.6% |
| 1995 | -25.54 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 20.73 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 1997 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1998 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1999 | 14.83 % change on previous year | +1055.9% |
| 2000 | 19.75 % change on previous year | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 11.95 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2003 | -32.82 % change on previous year | -379.1% |
| 2004 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2005 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 2006 | -12.26 % change on previous year | +391.6% |
| 2007 | 8.23 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 2008 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 2009 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +54.6% |
| 2010 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -266.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5984 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2012 | 18.96 % change on previous year | +3067.9% |
| 2013 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 2014 | -12.99 % change on previous year | -272.0% |
| 2015 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2016 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 17.39 % change on previous year | -1460.2% |
| 2018 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 2020 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 2022 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2023 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -232.8% |
| 2024 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -248.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3067.9% | 0.5984 % change on previous year | 18.96 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +2555.2% | 0.3754 % change on previous year | 9.97 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -2141.1% | 0.252 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1460.2% | -1.28 % change on previous year | 17.39 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1398.9% | 2.92 % change on previous year | 43.82 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1055.9% | 1.28 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -43.27 % change on previous year | 45.35 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.09 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year | 43.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6812 % change on previous year | -12.04 % change on previous year | 20.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -25.86 % change on previous year | 22.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4194 % change on previous year | -32.82 % change on previous year | 19.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 % change on previous year | -12.99 % change on previous year | 18.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 % change on previous year | -4.4 % change on previous year | 6.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Paraguay 7.28 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Caribbean 7.07 % change on previous year compare
- 21 China, Taiwan Province of 6.98 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Chad 6.4 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Viet Nam 6.36 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Réunion 6.29 % change on previous year 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 sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Rwanda?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Rwanda was 6.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 45.35 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.27 % change on previous year in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.