Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 53.2 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Rwanda is 53.2 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Rwanda peaked at 55.64 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.23 t per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Rwanda 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.32 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 26.63 t per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1963 | 17.08 t per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1964 | 9.69 t per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1965 | 8.23 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 10.42 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1967 | 14.6 t per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1968 | 14.9 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 13.14 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 16.74 t per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 16.18 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 16.77 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 17.26 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 24.82 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 27.34 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 28.15 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 28.47 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 31.33 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 35.17 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 35.3 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 38.82 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 41.62 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 37.41 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 32.91 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 39.71 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 36.19 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 36.28 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 34.42 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 31.27 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 33.15 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 40.54 t per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 42.77 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 40.42 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 29.97 t per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1995 | 22.31 t per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 26.94 t per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 30.06 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 30.45 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 34.96 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 41.87 t per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 46.87 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 52.39 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 35.19 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 36.82 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 35.9 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 31.5 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 34.09 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 33.48 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 32.56 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.05 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 34.26 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 40.75 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 43.83 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 38.13 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 37.74 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.26 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 43.74 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 48.1 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 50.57 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 51.71 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.86 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 55.64 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 53.2 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.78 t per square kilometre | 8.23 t per square kilometre | 26.63 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.22 t per square kilometre | 16.18 t per square kilometre | 35.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.39 t per square kilometre | 31.27 t per square kilometre | 41.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.16 t per square kilometre | 22.31 t per square kilometre | 42.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.07 t per square kilometre | 31.5 t per square kilometre | 52.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.84 t per square kilometre | 34.05 t per square kilometre | 50.57 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6 t per square kilometre | 51.71 t per square kilometre | 55.64 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Rwanda?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Rwanda was 53.2 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55.64 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Rwanda rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.