Taro — Area harvested in Rwanda
Rwanda: Taro — Area harvested was 28,816 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Area harvested in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taro — area harvested in Rwanda is 28,816 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in Rwanda peaked at 55,463 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,950 ha, in 1968.
That places Rwanda 10th out of 52 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.
Taro — Area harvested in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,500 ha | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,500 ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,950 ha | -22.0% |
| 1969 | 6,700 ha | +243.6% |
| 1970 | 7,780 ha | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 5,400 ha | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 5,308 ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4,438 ha | -16.4% |
| 1974 | 4,800 ha | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 5,183 ha | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 4,808 ha | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 5,456 ha | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 5,090 ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 7,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 4,900 ha | -30.0% |
| 1981 | 7,430 ha | +51.6% |
| 1982 | 7,279 ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 6,800 ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 6,700 ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 6,936 ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 6,865 ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6,490 ha | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 6,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 13,500 ha | +107.7% |
| 1990 | 52,137 ha | +286.2% |
| 1991 | 15,000 ha | -71.2% |
| 1992 | 23,000 ha | +53.3% |
| 1993 | 28,000 ha | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 10,000 ha | -66.7% |
| 1996 | 14,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 42,914 ha | +206.5% |
| 1998 | 46,158 ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 49,049 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 21,320 ha | -56.5% |
| 2001 | 25,669 ha | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 25,334 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 27,138 ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 27,097 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26,638 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 25,251 ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 25,677 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 28,470 ha | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 26,316 ha | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 25,999 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 23,799 ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 20,454 ha | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 20,650 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 24,924 ha | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 29,042 ha | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 40,144 ha | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 55,463 ha | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 30,693 ha | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 28,163 ha | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 29,015 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 30,629 ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29,160 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 26,992 ha | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 28,816 ha | +6.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 28,816 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 21,875 ha, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 28,816 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,423 ha, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taro — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +286.2% | 13,500 ha | 52,137 ha |
| 1969 | +243.6% | 1,950 ha | 6,700 ha |
| 1997 | +206.5% | 14,000 ha | 42,914 ha |
| 1989 | +107.7% | 6,500 ha | 13,500 ha |
| 1991 | -71.2% | 52,137 ha | 15,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,950 ha | 1,950 ha | 6,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,526 ha | 4,438 ha | 7,780 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,340 ha | 4,900 ha | 13,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,026 ha | 10,000 ha | 52,137 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,891 ha | 21,320 ha | 28,470 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,933 ha | 20,454 ha | 55,463 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,922 ha | 26,992 ha | 30,629 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,414 ha compare
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- 8 Papua New Guinea 35,288 ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 4,375 ha compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 76,400 ha compare
- 9 Guinea 29,571 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 361 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 0 ha compare
- 11 Chad 27,836 ha compare
- 12 Central African Republic 15,914 ha compare
- 13 Philippines 15,107 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 taro — area harvested in Rwanda?
- Taro — area harvested in Rwanda was 28,816 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 55,463 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,950 ha in 1968.
- How does Rwanda rank for taro — area harvested?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.